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

Aug 13, 2004

3h 28m

★ 8.3

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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.

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

OBS - Olympic Broadcasting Services

IOC - International Olympic Commitee

ERT

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Cast

Self

Björk

Self

Lydia Koniordou

Self - IOC President

Jacques Rogge

Self - ATHOC President

Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki

Self - Greek Prime Minister

Costas Karamanlis

Self (archive footage)

Maria Callas

Self - Greek President

Constantinos Stephanopoulos

Self - Greek Air Force Adjutant Colonel

Georgios Dritsakos

Self - IOC Vice President

Thomas Bach

Self - British Prime Minister

Tony Blair

Self - IOC Member (Great Britain)

Anne, Princess Royal

Self - Former U.S. President

George H. W. Bush

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