7 Films With Longest Duration You Must Know

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Zee Media Bureau
Aug 08, 2024

Logistics (2012)

An experimental film directed by Erika Magnusson and Daniel Andersson, the film holds the record for the longest film ever made, running for 35 days and covering a total runtime of 857 hours.

Modern Times Forever (Stora Enso Building, Helsinki) (2011)

A notable experimental film directed by Danish artists The Yes Men (Jacques Servin and Igor Vamos) and Danish artist Nicolas Jaar. The film runs continuously for 240 hour and has an extraordinary length of 10 days.

Cinématon (2009)

Directed by French filmmaker Gérard Courant and with a duration of 25 hours is presented as a series of silent, unedited portraits of people, each lasting between 2 and 3 minutes.

Beijing 2003 (2004)

With a duration of 150 hours, director Ai Weiwei decided to fasten a camera onto a car and drive through every single street within what's known as the fourth ring of Beijing.

Untitled #125 (Hickory) (2011)

Based upon the 6 minute and 30-second section in the film The Wizard of Oz, from the moment the viewer sees the tornado until Dorothy meets Glinda the Good Witch, directed by John Azzarella and its duration is 120 hours.

Matrjoschka (2006)

With a duration of 95 hours, this film is made and produced by the German artist Karin Hoerler. The film consists of images and sequences based on a single photo and shows a boy riding a bicycle, a street, houses, garages, and sky.

The Cure for Insomnia (1987)

"The Cure for Insomnia" employs a minimalist and experimental style, focusing on the act of reading and the concept of time. Directed by John Henry Timmis IV and its duration is 87 hours.

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