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Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony (2008)
Directed by Zhang Yimou
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.
Length 240 minutes
Actors
Jintao Hu | Henry Kissinger | Barbara Bush | George H. W. Bush | George W. Bush | Laura Bush | Shimon Peres | Princess Anne | Lee Myung-bak | Jiang Zemin | Kobe Bryant | Yao Ming