Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
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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.
Director: Dimitris Papaioannou
Budget
$43M
Björk
Self
Lydia Koniordou
Self
Jacques Rogge
Self - IOC President
Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki
Self - ATHOC President
Costas Karamanlis
Self - Prime Minister of Greece
Maria Callas
Self (archive footage)
Constantinos Stephanopoulos
Self - President of the Hellenic Republic
Georgios Dritsakos
Self - Adjutant to HE the President of the Hellenic Republic
