Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad) (2004)
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.
Directors: Dimitris Papaioannou, Lynne Parker, Bucky Gunts.
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Björk as Self |
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Lydia Koniordou as Self |
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Jacques Rogge as Self - IOC President |
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Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki as Self - ATHOC President |
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Costas Karamanlis as Self - Greek Prime Minister |
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Maria Callas as Self (archive footage) |
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Constantinos Stephanopoulos as Self - President of the Hellenic Republic |
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Georgios Dritsakos as Self - Adjutant to HE the President of the Hellenic Republic |
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Thomas Bach as Self - IOC Vice President |
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Tony Blair as Self - British Prime Minister |
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Anne, Princess Royal as Self - IOC Member (Great Britain) |
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George H. W. Bush as Self - Former U.S. President |
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Juan Antonio Samaranch as Self - IOC Honorary President for Life |
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Carlo Azeglio Ciampi as Self - Italian President |
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Barbara Bush as Self - Former U.S. First Lady |
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Claudia Bach as Self - Wife of IOC Vice President Thomas Bach |
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Natasa Pazaïti as Self - Wife of Greek Prime Minister |
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James L. Easton as Self - IOC Vice President |
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Eleni Tsaligopoulou as (voice) |
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Ion Iliescu as Self - President of Romania |
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Lambis Nikolaou as Self - ATHOC Vice President |
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Jan Peter Balkenende as Self - Prime Minister of the Netherlands |
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King Frederik X of Denmark as Self - Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark |
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Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark as Self |
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Jacques Chirac as Self - President of the French Republic |
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Joao Havelange as Self - Honorary FIFA President |
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as Self - President of Brazil |
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Horst Köhler as Self - President of Germany |
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Eva Luise Köhler as Self - First Lady of Germany |
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Ilham Aliyev as Self - President of Alzerbaijan |
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Mehriban Aliyeva as Self - First Lady of Alzerbaijan |
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Sofía of Spain as Self - Her Majesty Queen Sofía of Spain |
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Jenna Bush Hager as Self |
| Directing | Dimitris Papaioannou | Director |
| Lighting | Eleftheria Deko | Lighting Artist |
| Sound | Konstantinos Vita | Music |
| Directing | Lynne Parker | Director |
| Directing | Bucky Gunts | Director |
| Writing | Dimitris Papaioannou | Writer |
| Writing | Greg Jennings | Writer |
| Writing | Brian T. Brown | Head of Story |
| Writing | Brian T. Brown | Writer |
| Sound | Tiësto | Music |
| Art | Jeremy Conway | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rhonda Barrymore | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kris Evans | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stella Karapouliou | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Yiannis Iakovidis | Production Manager |
| Sound | Jason Atwell | Sound |
| Crew | Matthew Johnson | Digital Effects Producer |
| Sound | Marcus Dillistone | Music |
| Camera | Dave Adkins | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Cody Alexander | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Andy Allman | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Dean Andersen | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Bob Basile | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Joe Carzoli | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Steve Cozokas | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Graeme Daisley | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Joe De Bonis | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Robert A. Dickinson | Lighting Artist |
| Camera | Richard B. Fox | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Mike Harvath | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Terry Hester | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Andy Italiano | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Robert Jaeger | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Richie Leible Jr. | Camera Operator |
| Camera | James Mansfield | Camera Operator |
| Camera | David Manton | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Andi O'Reilly | Lighting Artist |
| Camera | Brian Phraner | Camera Operator |
| Camera | John Pinto | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Ricky Rice | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Pat Rondou | Camera Operator |
| Camera | David Taylor | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Marc Tippy | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Theodore Tsevas | Lighting Artist |
| Camera | Michael Tsimperopoulos | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Michael Tsimperopoulos | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Nick Utley | Camera Operator |
| Camera | James Wachter | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Harry Weisman | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Ted Wells | Lighting Artist |
| Camera | David Whitlock | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Mike Wimberly | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Ken Woo | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Dimitris Birbilis | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Manos Gasteratos | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Yannis Zafeiriou | Third Assistant Director |
