Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony

• 7.9 Documentary
• 2008-08-08
• 240 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

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)

Director:

Zhang Yimou

Writer:

No writer found.