Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
“Welcome Home”
Overview
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.
Trailer
Director
Dimitris Papaioannou, Lynne Parker, Bucky Gunts
Writers
Dimitris Papaioannou, Greg Jennings, Brian T. Brown
Cast
Björk
Self
Lydia Koniordou
Self
Jacques Rogge
Self - IOC President
Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki
Self - ATHOC President
Costas Karamanlis
Self - Greek Prime Minister
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
Thomas Bach
Self - IOC Vice President
Tony Blair
Self - British Prime Minister
Details
Language
el
Status
Released
Budget
$43M
