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.
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