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.
Director and cast
- Jamel Debbouze as Self (torchbearer)
- Zinédine Zidane as Self (torchbearer)
- Lady Gaga as Self
- Christian Andreu as Self (Gojira)
- Mario Duplantier as Self (Gojira)
- Joe Duplantier as Self (Gojira)
- Jean-Michel Labadie as Self (Gojira)
- Aya Nakamura as Self
- Alexandre Kantorow as Self
- Axelle Saint-Cirel as Self
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