Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
2004, Greek. Directed by Dimitris Papaioannou & Lynne Parker & Bucky Gunts.
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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.
- Runtime
- 3h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Greek
- Rated
- PG
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Cast & crew
- Dimitris PapaioannouDirector
- Lynne ParkerDirector
- Bucky GuntsDirector
- BjörkSelf
- Lydia KoniordouSelf
- Jacques RoggeSelf - IOC President
- Gianna Angelopoulos-DaskalakiSelf - ATHOC President
- Costas KaramanlisSelf - Prime Minister of Greece
- Maria CallasSelf (archive footage)
- Constantinos StephanopoulosSelf - President of the Hellenic Republic
- Georgios DritsakosSelf - Adjutant to HE the President of the Hellenic Republic
- Thomas BachSelf - IOC Vice President
- Tony BlairSelf - British Prime Minister
- Anne, Princess RoyalSelf - IOC Member (Great Britain)
- George H. W. BushSelf - Former U.S. President
Details
- Released
- 13 August 2004
- Original title
- Αθήνα 2004: Τελετή Έναρξης Ολυμπιακών Αγώνων (Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας)
- Country
- Greece
- Written by
- Dimitris Papaioannou, Greg Jennings, Brian T. Brown
- Budget
- $43M
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Who directed Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)?
Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad) (2004) was directed by Dimitris Papaioannou and Lynne Parker and Bucky Gunts and stars Björk, Lydia Koniordou, Jacques Rogge.