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Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad) (2004)

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Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 3H 27M

Director : Bucky Gunts, Dimitris Papaioannou

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Björk
Björk
Herself
Lydia Korniordou
Lydia Korniordou
Jacques Rogge
Jacques Rogge
Himself - IOC President
Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki
Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki
Herself - ATHOC President
Costas Karamanlis
Costas Karamanlis
Himself - Greek Prime Minister
María Callas
María Callas
Self (archive footage)
Constantinos Stephanopoulos
Constantinos Stephanopoulos
Himself - Greek President
Georgios Dritsakos
Georgios Dritsakos
Himself - Greek Air Force Adjutant Colonel
Thomas Bach
Thomas Bach
Himself - IOC Vice President
Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Himself - British Prime Minister
Princess Anne
Princess Anne
Herself - IOC Member (Great Britain)
George H.W. Bush
George H.W. Bush
Himself - Former U.S. President
Juan Antonio Samaranch
Juan Antonio Samaranch
Himself - IOC Honorary President for Life
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Himself - Italian President
Barbara Bush
Barbara Bush
Herself - Former U.S. First Lady
Claudia Bach
Claudia Bach
Herself - Wife of IOC Vice President Thomas Bach
Natasa Pazaïti
Natasa Pazaïti
Herself - Wife of Greek Prime Minister
James L. Easton
James L. Easton
Himself - IOC Vice President

Crews

Bucky Gunts
Bucky Gunts
Director
Dimitris Papaioannou
Dimitris Papaioannou
Director
Eleftheria Deko
Eleftheria Deko
Lighting Artist

Trailers and other movies

Athens 2004 Opening Ceremony - Full Length | Athens 2004 Replays

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