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

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

13/8/2004 3h 28m 8.3/10

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.

Director

Yannis Zafeiriou

Top Billed Cast

Björk

Björk

Self

Maria Callas

Maria Callas

Self (archive footage)

Lydia Koniordou

Lydia Koniordou

Self

Jacques Rogge

Jacques Rogge

Self - IOC President

Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki

Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki

Self - ATHOC President

Costas Karamanlis

Self - Greek Prime Minister

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