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Empire

Empire (1965)

7h 59m | PG-13

⭐ 4.2 / 10

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.

Director: Andy Warhol

Studio: Andy Warhol Films

Genre: Documentary

Video: 720p

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Cast

Jonas Mekas

Jonas Mekas

as Self (uncredited)

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

as Self (uncredited)