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

Overview

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.

Details

Cast

Björk

Self

Lydia Koniordou

Self

Jacques Rogge

Self - IOC President

Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki

Self - ATHOC President

Costas Karamanlis

Self - Greek Prime Minister

Maria Callas

Self (archive footage)

Constantinos Stephanopoulos

Self - President of the Hellenic Republic

Georgios Dritsakos

Self - Adjutant to HE the President of the Hellenic Republic

Thomas Bach

Self - IOC Vice President

Tony Blair

Self - British Prime Minister

Anne, Princess Royal

Self - IOC Member (Great Britain)

George H. W. Bush

Self - Former U.S. President

Juan Antonio Samaranch

Self - IOC Honorary President for Life

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi

Self - Italian President

Barbara Bush

Self - Former U.S. First Lady

Claudia Bach

Self - Wife of IOC Vice President Thomas Bach

Natasa Pazaïti

Self - Wife of Greek Prime Minister

James L. Easton

Self - IOC Vice President

Eleni Tsaligopoulou

(voice)

Ion Iliescu

Self - President of Romania