
Film
Empire
1965 · 7h 59m · Documentary
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Overview
Filmed by Jonas Mekas from the 44th floor of the Time-Life Building, “Empire” explores the passage of time without the use of characters or a traditional narrative. The film, that consists of one stationary shot of the Empire State Building, was made from standard 1,200-foot rolls of 16mm film with a more than eight-hour runtime.
Cast
Crew
- Andy WarholDirector · Producer
Media
Details
- Release date
- March 6, 1965
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 7h 59m
- Genres
- Documentary
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