Empire (1965)

03/06/1965 (US) • Documentary • 7h 59m

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.

Empire (1965)

03/06/1965 (US) • 7h 59m

Documentary

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.

Top Billed Cast

Jonas Mekas

Self (uncredited)

Andy Warhol

Self (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Original Language

No Language

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

avant-garde

empire state building

experimental

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