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

  • PG
  • 08/13/2004 (US)
  • Documentary, TV Movie
  • 3h 28m

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Overview

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.

Bucky Gunts

Director

Dimitris Papaioannou

Director

Cast

Björk's headshot

Björk

Self
Lydia Koniordou's headshot

Lydia Koniordou

Self
Jacques Rogge's headshot

Jacques Rogge

Self - IOC President
Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki's headshot

Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki

Self - ATHOC President
Costas Karamanlis's headshot

Costas Karamanlis

Self - Greek Prime Minister
Maria Callas's headshot

Maria Callas

Self (archive footage)
Constantinos Stephanopoulos's headshot

Constantinos Stephanopoulos

Self - Greek President
Georgios Dritsakos's headshot

Georgios Dritsakos

Self - Greek Air Force Adjutant Colonel

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