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

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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.

Documentary TV Movie

Björk

(Self)

Lydia Korniordou

(Self)

Jacques Rogge

(Self - IOC President)

Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki

(Self - ATHOC President)

Costas Karamanlis

(Self - Greek Prime Minister)

María Callas

(Self (archive footage))

Constantinos Stephanopoulos

(Self - Greek President)

Georgios Dritsakos

(Self - Greek Air Force Adjutant Colonel)

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))