Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony

One World One Dream

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2008 / 240min.

Rating7.9

Genres

Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Directors

Zhang Yimou

Actors

Barbara Bush

Yao Ming

Kobe Bryant

George W. Bush

Hu Jintao

Shimon Peres

George H. W. Bush

Henry Kissinger

Lee Myung-bak

Laura Bush

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