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

"Welcome Home"

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.

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Cast

Björk

Björk

Self

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

Maria Callas

Maria Callas

Self (archive footage)

Constantinos Stephanopoulos

Self - Greek President

Georgios Dritsakos

Self - Greek Air Force Adjutant Colonel

Thomas Bach

Thomas Bach

Self - IOC Vice President

Tony Blair

Tony Blair

Self - British Prime Minister

Anne, Princess Royal

Anne, Princess Royal

Self - IOC Member (Great Britain)

George H. W. Bush

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

Barbara Bush

Self - Former U.S. First Lady

Claudia Bach

Self - Wife of IOC Vice President Thomas Bach

Natasa Pazaïti

Self - Wife of Greek Prime Minister

James L. Easton

Self - IOC Vice President

Eleni Tsaligopoulou

Eleni Tsaligopoulou

(voice)

Crew

Dimitris Papaioannou

Dimitris Papaioannou

Director

Eleftheria Deko

Eleftheria Deko

Lighting Artist

Konstantinos Vita

Konstantinos Vita

Music

Lynne Parker

Director

Bucky Gunts

Director

Dimitris Papaioannou

Dimitris Papaioannou

Writer

Greg Jennings

Writer

Brian T. Brown

Head of Story

Brian T. Brown

Writer

Tiësto

Tiësto

Music

Jeremy Conway

Production Design

Rhonda Barrymore

Makeup & Hair

Kris Evans

Makeup & Hair

Stella Karapouliou

Makeup & Hair

Yiannis Iakovidis

Production Manager

Jason Atwell

Sound

Matthew Johnson

Digital Effects Producer

Marcus Dillistone

Music

Dave Adkins

Camera Operator

Cody Alexander

Camera Operator

Andy Allman

Camera Operator

Dean Andersen

Camera Operator

Bob Basile

Camera Operator

Joe Carzoli

Camera Operator

Steve Cozokas

Camera Operator

Graeme Daisley

Camera Operator

Joe De Bonis

Camera Operator

Robert A. Dickinson

Lighting Artist

Richard B. Fox

Camera Operator

Mike Harvath

Camera Operator

Terry Hester

Camera Operator

Andy Italiano

Camera Operator

Robert Jaeger

Camera Operator

Richie Leible Jr.

Camera Operator

James Mansfield

Camera Operator

David Manton

Camera Operator

Andi O'Reilly

Lighting Artist

Brian Phraner

Camera Operator

John Pinto

Camera Operator

Ricky Rice

Camera Operator

Pat Rondou

Camera Operator

David Taylor

Camera Operator

Marc Tippy

Camera Operator

Theodore Tsevas

Lighting Artist

Michael Tsimperopoulos

Steadicam Operator

Michael Tsimperopoulos

Camera Operator

Nick Utley

Camera Operator

James Wachter

Camera Operator

Harry Weisman

Camera Operator

Ted Wells

Lighting Artist

David Whitlock

Camera Operator

Mike Wimberly

Camera Operator

Ken Woo

Camera Operator

Dimitris Birbilis

Dimitris Birbilis

First Assistant Director

Manos Gasteratos

Second Assistant Director

Yannis Zafeiriou

Yannis Zafeiriou

Third Assistant Director