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Paris 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony

Paris 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony

Games wide open.

20245.53h 59m

Overview

On 26 July 2024, the largest-ever Olympic Games Opening Ceremony took place, beginning at 7.30 p.m. CET. The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 was an unprecedented experience drawing on the natural light of the setting sun with all its nuances to illuminate the world’s best athletes as they travelled down the Seine, in the heart of the French capital.

Directed by Simon Staffurth
Written by Leïla Slimani, Fanny Herrero, Patrick Boucheron
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Top Cast

Jamel Debbouze

Jamel Debbouze

Self (torchbearer)

Zinédine Zidane

Zinédine Zidane

Self (torchbearer)

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga

Self

Christian Andreu

Christian Andreu

Self (Gojira)

Mario Duplantier

Mario Duplantier

Self (Gojira)

Joe Duplantier

Joe Duplantier

Self (Gojira)

Jean-Michel Labadie

Jean-Michel Labadie

Self (Gojira)

Aya Nakamura

Aya Nakamura

Self

Alexandre Kantorow

Alexandre Kantorow

Self

Axelle Saint-Cirel

Axelle Saint-Cirel

Self

Themes & Keywords

paris, franceolympic gamesolympian sports teamstage performanceolympic athleteopening ceremonymusic showolympic champion

About Paris 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony

Paris 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony is a documentary film released in 2024 exploring themes of paris, france, olympic games, olympian sports team, stage performance, olympic athlete, opening ceremony. Directed by Simon Staffurth, it stars Jamel Debbouze, Zinédine Zidane, Lady Gaga. On 26 July 2024, the largest-ever Olympic Games Opening Ceremony took place, beginning at 7.30 p.m. CET. The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 was an unprecedented experience drawing on the natural light of the setting sun with all its nuances to illuminate the world’s best athletes as they travelled down the Seine, in the heart of the French capital.

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