Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony

One World One Dream

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.

• Release date
• August 8, 2008
• Runtime
• 240 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Zhang Yimou

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