Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony

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Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony (2008)

Directed by Zhang Yimou

“One World One Dream”

Documentary · 4h 00m

The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest. It began at 8:00 p.m. China Standard Time (UTC+8) on August 8, 2008, as 8 is considered to be a lucky number in Chinese culture. Featuring more than 15,000 performers, the ceremony lasted over four hours and cost over $100 million USD to produce.

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Cast

Hu Jintao Self Henry Kissinger Self Barbara Bush Self George H. W. Bush Self George W. Bush Self Laura Bush Self Shimon Peres Self Anne, Princess Royal Self Lee Myung-bak Self Jiang Zemin Self Kobe Bryant Self Yao Ming Self

Crew

Director
Zhang Yimou

Details

Original title
2008年第29届北京奥运会开幕式
Release date
2008-08-08
Runtime
4h 00m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
ZH
Spoken languages
Mandarin, English
Countries
China
Production
OBS - Olympic Broadcasting Services, CCTV, IOC - International Olympic Commitee