
Empire (1964)
485 min
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.
- Release date
- March 6, 1965
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Jonas Mekas as Self
- Andy Warhol as Self
Crew
- John Palmer · Director
- Andy Warhol · Director
- Andy Warhol · Producer
- Jonas Mekas · Cinematographer