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

The read

It runs long at 3h 28m.

Synopsis

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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Key crew

• Dimitris PapaioannouDirector
• Lynne ParkerDirector
• Bucky GuntsDirector
• Dimitris PapaioannouWriter
• Greg JenningsWriter
• Brian T. BrownWriter

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

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