Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
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
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
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 Pazaïti
Self - Wife of Greek Prime Minister
James L. Easton
Self - IOC Vice President
Eleni Tsaligopoulou
(voice)
Ion Iliescu
Self - President of Romania
Lambis Nikolaou
Self - ATHOC Vice President
Dimitris Papaioannou
Director
Eleftheria Deko
Lighting Artist
Konstantinos Vita
Music
Lynne Parker
Director
Bucky Gunts
Director
Dimitris Papaioannou
Writer
Greg Jennings
Writer
Brian T. Brown
Head of Story
Brian T. Brown
Writer
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
First Assistant Director
Manos Gasteratos
Second Assistant Director
Yannis Zafeiriou
Third Assistant Director