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

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.

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

• BjörkSelf
• Lydia KoniordouSelf
• Jacques RoggeSelf - IOC President
• Gianna Angelopoulos-DaskalakiSelf - ATHOC President
• Costas KaramanlisSelf - Greek Prime Minister
• 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