Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
2008年第29届北京奥运会开幕式2008
One World One Dream
- Zhang Yimou
- 4h
- August 8, 2008 · China
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 8, 2008
- Original language
- Chinese
- Spoken languages
- Chinese, English
- Countries
- China
- Production
- Olympic Broadcasting Services,CCTV,China Central Television 中央电视台 (CCTV),OBS - Olympic Broadcasting Services,IOC - International Olympic Commitee
- Cast
- Jacques Rogge,Shimon Peres,Barbara Bush,Henry Kissinger,Laura Bush,Jiang Zemin,Hu Jintao,Thomas Bach,George W. Bush,Yao Mingand 5 more
- Director
- Zhang Yimou
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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