Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad - Opening Ceremony

Jul 19, 1996

4h 2m

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Overview

Live coverage of the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics which took place in the evening on Friday 19 July in the Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, United States.

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Family

Music

Production Companies

Atlanta Olympic Broadcasting

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Cast

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Céline Dion

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Gladys Knight

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Juan Antonio Samaranch

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Bill Clinton

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Hillary Clinton

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Muhammad Ali

Starting with a long and lyrical overture, evoking the origins of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, Riefenstahl covers twenty-one athletic events in the first half of this two-part love letter to the human body and spirit, culminating with the marathon, where Jesse Owens became the first track and field athlete to win four gold medals in a single Olympics.

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