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
Self
Lydia Koniordou
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
Thomas Bach
Self - IOC Vice President
Tony Blair
Self - British Prime Minister
Anne, Princess Royal
Self - IOC Member (Great Britain)
George H. W. Bush
Self - Former U.S. President
Juan Antonio Samaranch
Self - IOC Honorary President for Life
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Self - Italian President
Barbara Bush
Self - Former U.S. First Lady
Claudia Bach
Self - Wife of IOC Vice President Thomas Bach
Natasa Pazaiti
Self - Wife of Greek Prime Minister
James L. Easton
Eleni Tsaligopoulou
(voice)
Ion Iliescu
Self - President of Romania
Athens 2004 Opening Ceremony - Full Length | Athens 2004 Replays
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