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

Dimitris Papaioannou

2004 • 3h 28m

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.

Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
Athens 2004 Opening Ceremony - Full Length | Athens 2004 Replays
Cast
Björk
BjörkSelf
Lydia Koniordou
Lydia KoniordouSelf
Jacques Rogge
Jacques RoggeSelf - IOC President
Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki
Gianna Angelopoulos-DaskalakiSelf - ATHOC President
Costas KaramanlisSelf - Greek Prime Minister
Maria Callas
Maria CallasSelf (archive footage)
Constantinos StephanopoulosSelf - President of the Hellenic Republic
Georgios DritsakosSelf - Adjutant to HE the President of the Hellenic Republic
Thomas Bach
Thomas BachSelf - IOC Vice President
Tony Blair
Tony BlairSelf - British Prime Minister
Anne, Princess Royal
Anne, Princess RoyalSelf - IOC Member (Great Britain)
George H. W. Bush
George H. W. BushSelf - Former U.S. President
Juan Antonio SamaranchSelf - IOC Honorary President for Life
Carlo Azeglio CiampiSelf - Italian President
Barbara Bush
Barbara BushSelf - Former U.S. First Lady
Crew
Dimitris Papaioannou
Dimitris PapaioannouDirector
Eleftheria Deko
Eleftheria DekoLighting Artist
Konstantinos Vita
Konstantinos VitaMusic
Tiësto
TiëstoMusic
Dimitris Birbilis
Dimitris BirbilisFirst Assistant Director
Yannis Zafeiriou
Yannis ZafeiriouThird Assistant Director
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