Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
"Welcome Home"
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
Languages
French, Greek, English
Status
Released
Budget
$43,000,000
Who's In It
Björk
Self
Lydia Koniordou
Self
Jacques Rogge
Self - IOC President
Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki
Self - ATHOC President
Costas Karamanlis
Self - Prime Minister of Greece
Maria Callas
Self (archive footage)
Constantinos Stephanopoulos
Self - President of the Hellenic Republic
Thomas Bach
Self - IOC Vice President
Tony Blair
Self - British Prime Minister
Anne, Princess Royal
Self - IOC Member (Great Britain)
George H. W. Bush
Self - Former U.S. President
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Self - Italian President
Barbara Bush
Self - Former U.S. First Lady
Natasa Pazaiti
Self - Wife of Greek Prime Minister
Eleni Tsaligopoulou
(voice)
Ion Iliescu
Self - President of Romania
Jan Peter Balkenende
Self - Prime Minister of the Netherlands
King Frederik X of Denmark
Self - Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
Self
Jacques Chirac
Self - President of the French Republic
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