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

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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.

Cast

Björk

Lydia Koniordou

Jacques Rogge

Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki

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Costas Karamanlis

Maria Callas

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Constantinos Stephanopoulos

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Georgios Dritsakos

Thomas Bach

Tony Blair

Anne, Princess Royal

George H. W. Bush