List of longest films

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This is a list of films whose running time exceeds 300 minutes (five hours).

While most cinematic films have a broad theatrical release in multiple locations through normal distribution channels, some of the world's longest films are experimental or art films that were never simultaneously released to multiple screens or intended for mainstream audiences. They may have been shown in art galleries where audiences were intended to walk in and out. By the end of 2011, the longest film screened was the Danish experimental film Modern Times Forever (Stora Enso Building, Helsinki)[1] made by Superflex. It has a runtime of 240 hours and a one-off screening began on March 23, 2011 at the IHME Contemporary Art Festival in Helsinki.[2][3]

Experimental films

Experimental films
Title Running time Year released Notes
Logistics 51420 min (857 hr / 37 days). 2012 [4][5]
Modern Times Forever (Stora Enso Building, Helsinki) 14400 min (240 hr / 10 days). 2011 [1]
Cinématon 11700 min (195 hr / 8 days, 3 hours). 1978–2015 [citation needed]
Beijing 2003 9000 min (150 hr / 6 days, 6 hours). 2004 [6]
Untitled #125 (Hickory) 7200 min (120 hr / 5 days). 2011 [7]
Matrjoschka 5700 min (95 hr / 3 days, 23 hours). 2006 [8]
The Cure for Insomnia 5220 min (87 hr / 3 days, 15 hours). 1987 [9]
The Longest Most Meaningless Movie in the World 2880 min (48 hr). 1968 [10]
**** (Four Stars) 1500 min (25 hr / 1 day, 1 hour). 1967 [11]
24 Hour Psycho 1440 min (24 hr / 1 day). 1993 [12]
The Clock 1440 min (24 hr / 1 day). 2010 [13]
Happy 1440 min (24 hr / 1 day). 2013 [14][15]
Crude Oil 840 min (14 hr). 2008 [16]
Bordeaux Piece 823 min (13 hr, 43 min). 2004 [17]
How Yukong Moved the Mountains 763 min (12 hr, 43 min). 1976 [18]
The White House 690 min (11 hr, 30 min). 2006 [19]
Empire 485 min (8 hr, 5 min). 1964 [20]
Imitation of Christ 480 min (8 hr). 1967 [21]
The Wake 462 min (7 hr, 42 min). 2000 [22]
Lamentations: A Monument to the Dead World 435 min (7 hr, 7 min). 1985 [23]
The Movie Orgy 420 min (7 hr). 1968 [24]
Star Spangled to Death 402 min (6 hr, 42 min). 2004 [25]
River of Fundament 350 min (5 hr, 50 min). 2014
Sleep 321 min (5 hr, 21 min). 1963 [20]
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty 288 min (4 hr, 48 min). 2000

Cinematic films

Note: Some releases are extended cuts or director's cuts, and are ranked according to the longest verified running time.

Cinematic films
Title Running time Year released Notes
Resan (The Journey) 873 min (14 hr, 33 min). 1987 [26]
Out 1 (Noli me tangere) 773 min (12 hr, 53 min). 1971 [lower-alpha 1]
How Yukong Moved the Mountains 763 min (12 hr, 43 min). 1977 [lower-alpha 2]
Evolution of a Filipino Family 647 min (10 hr, 47 min). 2004 [lower-alpha 3]
Shoah 613 min (10 hr, 13 min). 1985 [lower-alpha 4]
Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks 551 min (9 hr, 11 min). 2003 [lower-alpha 5]
Death in the Land of Encantos 540 min (9 hr). 2007 [lower-alpha 6]
Heremias (Book One: The Legend of the Lizard Princess) 540 min (9 hr). 2006
Taiga 501 min (8 hr, 21 min). 1992 [lower-alpha 7]
The Photo-Drama of Creation 480 min (8 hr). 1914 [lower-alpha 8]
El Protegido de Satán 480 min (8 hr). 1917 [lower-alpha 9]
Mefisto 460 min (7 hr, 40 min). 1917 [lower-alpha 10]
Melancholia 450 min (7 hr, 30 min). 2008 [27]
Hitler: A Film from Germany 442 min (7 hr, 22 min). 1977 [lower-alpha 11]
Sátántangó 432 min (7 hr, 12 min). 1994 [lower-alpha 12]
Arshin Mal-Alan 420 min (7 hr). 1916 [lower-alpha 13]
The Satin Slipper 410 min (6 hr, 50 min). 1985 [lower-alpha 14]
Bábolna 400 min (6 hr, 40 min). 1985 [lower-alpha 15]
The Best of Youth 400 min (6 hr, 40 min). 2003 [lower-alpha 16]
Les Vampires 399 min (6 hr, 39 min). 1915 [lower-alpha 17]
I, Paisan 392 min (6 hr, 32 min). 1967
Parisette 380 min (6 hr, 20 min). 1921
Babel - A Letter to My Friends Left Behind in Belgium 380 min (6 hr, 20 min). 1991
La Révolution française 360 min (6 hr). 1989
Little Dorrit 360 min (6 hr). 1988
Century of Birthing 360 min (6 hr). 2011 [lower-alpha 18]
Florentina Hubaldo, CTE 360 min (6 hr). 2012 [lower-alpha 19]
Bevezetés a filmkészítés rejtelmeibe 360 min (6 hr). 1996
Les Misérables 359 min (5 hr, 59 min). 1925
Battle of Moscow 358 min (5 hr, 58 min). 1985
Near Death 358 min (5 hr, 58 min). 1989
Fragments: Jerusalem 358 min (5 hr, 58 min). 1997
Karamay 356 min (5 hr, 56 min). 2010
La Commune (Paris, 1871) 345 min (5 hr, 45 min). 2000
Perón, sinfonía del sentimiento 340 min (5 hr, 40 min). 1999
Mula sa Kung Ano ang Noon 338 min (5 hr, 38 min). 2014
L'idole des jeunes 338 min (5 hr, 38 min). 1976
Vkus khleba 336 min (5 hr, 36 min). 1979 [lower-alpha 20]
Napoléon 330 min (5 hr, 30 min). 1927
Yoman (Diary 1973–1983) 330 min (5 hr, 30 min). 1983
Mahatma: Life of Gandhi, 1869–1948 330 min (5 hr, 30 min). 1968
Spiritual Voices 328 min (5 hr, 28 min). 1995
Nymphomaniac 325 min (5 hr, 25 min). 2013
Vindicta 320 min (5 hr, 20 min). 1923 [citation needed]
1900 317 min (5 hr, 17 min). 1976
Tsahal 316 min (5 hr, 16 min). 1994
The Deluge 316 min (5 hr, 16 min). 1974
Batang West Side 315 min (5 hr, 15 min). 2002
Fanny and Alexander 312 min (5 hr, 12 min). 1982
Nightmare 312 min (5 hr, 12 min). 1972
Legend About Thiel 311 min (5 hr, 11 min). 1976
Les Misérables 305 min (5 hr, 5 min). 1934
QB VII 305 min (5 hr, 5 min). 1974 (TV Miniseries) (6-1/2 Hours, counting commercials).
The Confessions of Winifred Wagner 302 min (5 hr, 2 min). 1975

The original version of Erich von Stroheim's Greed reportedly ran at about 10 hours. However, it was only ever shown once at this length, and no such copy currently exists. The length of the final release (edited against von Stroheim's wishes) was approximately 2 hours 20 minutes. Subsequently rediscovered footage has let researchers reconstruct something closer to four hours. Similarly, Sion Sono's Love Exposure ran approximately 6 hours before being edited down to four at the behest of the producers. A 2-hour version was attempted but ultimately deemed "impossible", according to Sono. Sono currently has no plans to publicly release the 6-hour cut.[28]

Films released in separate parts

This section lists films conceived as an artistic unity and produced simultaneously, or consecutively with no significant interruption or change of production team, even though they were released with separate premières.

Films released in separate parts
Title Running time Year released Notes
The Children of Golzow 2570 min (42 hr, 50 min / 1 day, 18 hours, 50 min). 1961–2007
The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple 1620 min (27 hours / 1 day, 3 hours). 1928–1931 [29]
Dream of the Red Chamber (zh) 735 min (12 hr, 15 min). 1989
The Lord of the Rings 681 min (11 hr, 21 min). 2001–2003
The Human Condition 579 min (9 hr, 39 min). 1959–1961
The Hobbit 532 min (8 hr, 52 min). 2012–2014
War and Peace 431 min (7 hr, 11 min). 1966–1967
Gangs of Wasseypur 319 min (5 hr, 19 min). 2012

See also

References

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External links

Film details from the Internet Movie Database:

  1. ↑ Out 1 (Noli me tangere).
  2. ↑ How Yukong Moved the Mountains.
  3. ↑ Evolution of a Filipino Family.
  4. ↑ Shoah.
  5. ↑ Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks.
  6. ↑ Death in the Land of the Encantos.
  7. ↑ Taiga.
  8. ↑ The Photo-Drama of Creation.
  9. ↑ El Protegido de Satán.
  10. ↑ Mefisto.
  11. ↑ Hitler, ein Film aus Deutschland.
  12. ↑ Sátántangó.
  13. ↑ Arshin Mal-Alan.
  14. ↑ The Satin Slipper.
  15. ↑ Bábolna.
  16. ↑ The Best of Youth.
  17. ↑ Les Vampires.
  18. ↑ Century of Birthing.
  19. ↑ Florentina Hubaldo, CTE.
  20. ↑ Vkus khleba.
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