Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)

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  • Movie
  • 2004
  • 3h 28m
  • Documentary
  • TV Movie

With the Olympics returning to Greece, the opening ceremony of Athens 2004 sought to show the entire development of the Olympics over the centuries, until arriving at the modern Olympics.

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Director
Dimitris Papaioannou
Starring
Björk, Lydia Koniordou, Jacques Rogge, Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki

Cast

  • Björk

    Björk

    Self

  • Lydia Koniordou

    Lydia Koniordou

    Self

  • Jacques Rogge

    Jacques Rogge

    Self - IOC President

  • Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki

    Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki

    Self - ATHOC President

  • Costas Karamanlis

    Costas Karamanlis

    Self - Prime Minister of Greece

  • Maria Callas

    Maria Callas

    Self (archive footage)

  • Constantinos Stephanopoulos

    Constantinos Stephanopoulos

    Self - President of the Hellenic Republic

  • Georgios Dritsakos

    Self - Adjutant to HE the President of the Hellenic Republic

  • Thomas Bach

    Thomas Bach

    Self - IOC Vice President

  • Tony Blair

    Tony Blair

    Self - British Prime Minister

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