Empire

Name: Empire
Director: Andy Warhol
Released: 1965-03-06

1965 film directed by Andy Warhol

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Released: March 6, 1965
Director: Andy Warhol
Screenwriter: Andy Warhol
Producer: Andy Warhol
Cast: Andy Warhol
Runtime: 485 min
Genre: documentary film
, silent film
Country of origin: United States

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Empire is a 1965 American silent art film by Andy Warhol. When projected according to Warhol's specifications, it consists of eight hours and five minutes of slow motion black-and-white footage of an unchanging view of New York City's Empire State Building. The silent film does not have conventional narrative or characters, and largely reduces the experience of cinema to the passing of time. Warhol stated that the purpose of the film was "to see time go by."

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Director of photography: Jonas Mekas
Filming location: New York City
Depicts: Empire State Building
Narrative location: New York City
Title: Empire
Color: black-and-white
Aspect ratio (W:H): 4:3
Part of: National Film Registry(since 2004)
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