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."

Cast

Björk

as Self

Lydia Koniordou

as Self

Jacques Rogge

as Self - IOC President

Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki

as Self - ATHOC President

Costas Karamanlis

as Self - Greek Prime Minister

Maria Callas

as Self (archive footage)

Constantinos Stephanopoulos

as Self - Greek President

Georgios Dritsakos

as Self - Greek Air Force Adjutant Colonel

Thomas Bach

as Self - IOC Vice President

Tony Blair

as Self - British Prime Minister

Anne, Princess Royal

as Self - IOC Member (Great Britain)

George H. W. Bush

as Self - Former U.S. President

Juan Antonio Samaranch

as Self - IOC Honorary President for Life

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi

as Self - Italian President

Barbara Bush

as Self - Former U.S. First Lady

Claudia Bach

as Self - Wife of IOC Vice President Thomas Bach

Natasa Pazaïti

as Self - Wife of Greek Prime Minister

James L. Easton

as Self - IOC Vice President

Eleni Tsaligopoulou

as (voice)

Crew

Bucky Gunts

Director

Dimitris Papaioannou

Director

Eleftheria Deko

Lighting Artist