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 - President of the Hellenic Republic

Georgios Dritsakos

as Self - Adjutant to HE the President of the Hellenic Republic

Thomas Bach

as Self - IOC Vice President

Tony Blair

as Self - British Prime Minister

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