Sochi: 2014 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Dreams of Russia
Сочи: Церемония открытия Олимпийских игр 2014 года: мечты о России
Synopsis
The opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics took place at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on 7 February 2014. It began at 20:14 MSK (UTC+4) and finished at 23:02 MSK (UTC+4) This was the first Winter Olympics and first Olympic Games opening ceremony under the IOC presidency of Thomas Bach. The Games were officially opened by President Vladimir Putin. An audience of 40,000 were in attendance at the stadium with an estimated 2,000 performers. The ceremony touched upon various aspects of Russian history, and included tributes to famous Russians, such as Peter Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), Ukrainian-born Russian humourist, dramatist, and novelist Nikolai Gogol (1809–1852), filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein (1898–1948), ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky (1889–1950), and patron of arts, and founder of Ballet Russes, Sergei Diaghilev (1872–1929).
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Andrey Boltenko
- Screenplay & Story
- Konstantin Ernst
- Original Title
- Сочи: Церемония открытия Олимпийских игр 2014 года: мечты о России
- Country of Origin
- Russia
- Spoken Languages
- English, French, Russian
- Runtime
- 2h 48m
- Production Studios
- Channel One, OBS - Olympic Broadcasting Services, Russia 1, IOC - International Olympic Commitee
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Andrey Boltenko
Konstantin Ernst
Department Leadership Roster
Andrey Boltenko
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What is Sochi: 2014 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Dreams of Russia about?
The opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics took place at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on 7 February 2014. It began at 20:14 MSK (UTC+4) and finished at 23:02 MSK (UTC+4) This was the first Winter Olympics and first Olympic Games opening ceremony under the IOC presidency of Thomas Bach. The Games were officially opened by President Vladimir Putin. An audience of 40,000 were in attendance at the stadium with an estimated 2,000 performers. The ceremony touched upon various aspects of Russian history, and included tributes to famous Russians, such as Peter Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), Ukrainian-born Russian humourist, dramatist, and novelist Nikolai Gogol (1809–1852), filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein (1898–1948), ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky (1889–1950), and patron of arts, and founder of Ballet Russes, Sergei Diaghilev (1872–1929).
Who directed Sochi: 2014 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Dreams of Russia?
Sochi: 2014 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Dreams of Russia was directed by Andrey Boltenko.
Who stars in Sochi: 2014 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Dreams of Russia?
The principal cast of Sochi: 2014 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Dreams of Russia includes Vladimir Putin, Ban Ki-moon, Shinzo Abe, Xi Jinping, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
When was Sochi: 2014 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Dreams of Russia released and how long is it?
Sochi: 2014 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Dreams of Russia was released in 2014 with a total runtime of 2h 48m.