Film · Documentary, TV Movie
Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad) (2004)
★ 8.4 · 7 votesIMDb★ 8.5 · 335 votes3 h 28 minDocumentary, TV Movie2004
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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.
- Director
- Dimitris Papaioannou, Lynne Parker, Bucky Gunts
- Writers
- Dimitris Papaioannou, Greg Jennings, Brian T. Brown
- Country
- Greece
- Language
- Greek
- Release date
- August 13, 2004
- Original title
- Αθήνα 2004: Τελετή Έναρξης Ολυμπιακών Αγώνων (Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας)
Cast
BjörkSelf
Lydia KoniordouSelf
Jacques RoggeSelf - IOC President
Gianna Angelopoulos-DaskalakiSelf - ATHOC President
Costas KaramanlisSelf - Prime Minister of Greece
Maria CallasSelf (archive footage)
Constantinos StephanopoulosSelf - President of the Hellenic Republic- Georgios DritsakosSelf - Adjutant to HE the President of the Hellenic Republic
Thomas BachSelf - IOC Vice President
Tony BlairSelf - British Prime Minister
Anne, Princess RoyalSelf - IOC Member (Great Britain)
George H. W. BushSelf - Former U.S. President- Juan Antonio SamaranchSelf - IOC Honorary President for Life
Carlo Azeglio CiampiSelf - Italian President
Barbara BushSelf - Former U.S. First Lady- Claudia BachSelf - Wife of IOC Vice President Thomas Bach
Natasa PazaitiSelf - Wife of Greek Prime Minister- James L. EastonSelf - IOC Vice President
Eleni Tsaligopoulou(voice)
Ion IliescuSelf - President of Romania
