List of longest films by running time
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This is a list of some of the longest films ever released. The longest film, according to the Guinness World Records, is The Cure for Insomnia.
[edit] Films over five hours long
Note: Some releases are extended cuts or director's cuts, and are ranked according to the longest verified running time.
| Title | Running Time | Year Released |
|---|---|---|
| The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple | 1620 min (27 hr). | 1928–1931 |
| Die Zweite Heimat - Chronik Einer Jugend | 1532 min (25 hr). | 1992 |
| Grandmother Martha | 1452 min (24 hr). | 1996 |
| Berlin Alexanderplatz | 931 min (15 hr). | 1980 |
| Heimat - Eine Deutsche Chronik | 924 min (15 hr). | 1984 |
| Resan (The Journey) | 873 min (14 hr). | 1987 |
| Out 1 (Noli me tangere) | 773 min (13 hr). | 1971 |
| How Yukong Moved the Mountains | 763 min (13 hr). | 1977 |
| Heimat 3 - Chronik Einer Zeitenwende | 679 min (11 hr). | 2004 |
| Evolution of a Filipino Family | 643 min (11 hr). | 2004 |
| Shoah | 566 min (9 hr). | 1985 |
| Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks | 556 min (9 hr). | 2003 |
| Taiga | 501 min (8 hr). | 1992 |
| Liberation | 487 min (8 hr). | 1969 |
| War and Peace | 484 min (8 hr). | 1968 |
| The Photo-Drama of Creation | 480 min (8 hr). | 1914 |
| Imitation of Christ | 480 min (8 hr). | 1967 |
| El Protegido de Satán | 480 min (8 hr). | 1917 |
| Mefisto | 460 min (8 hr). | 1917 |
| Satantango | 450 min (8 hr). | 1994 |
| Hitler: A Film from Germany | 442 min (7 hr). | 1978 |
| Arshin Mal Alan | 420 min (7 hr). | 1916 |
| The Satin Slipper | 410 min (7 hr). | 1985 |
| The Best of Youth | 400 min (7 hr). | 2003 |
| Bábolna | 400 min (7 hr). | 1985 |
| I, Paisan | 392 min (7 hr). | 1967 |
| Parisette | 380 min (6 hr). | 1921 |
| Babel - A Letter to My Friends Left Behind in Belgium | 380 min (6 hr). | 1991 |
| The French Revolution | 360 min (6 hr). | 1989 |
| Little Dorrit | 360 min (6 hr). | 1988 |
| Bevezetés a filmkészítés rejtelmeibe | 360 min (6 hr). | 1996 |
| Les Miserables | 359 min (6 hr). | 1925 |
| The Fight for Moscow | 358 min (6 hr). | 1985 |
| Near Death | 358 min (6 hr). | 1989 |
| Fragments: Jerusalem | 358 min (6 hr). | 1997 |
| La Commune (Paris, 1871) | 345 min (6 hr). | 2000 |
| And Quiet Flows the Don | 340 min (6 hr). | 1957 |
| Perón, sinfonía del sentimiento | 340 min (6 hr). | 1999 |
| L'idole des jeunes | 338 min (6 hr). | 1976 |
| Vkus khleba | 336 min (6 hr). | 1979 |
| Napoléon | 330 min (6 hr). | 1927 |
| Yoman | 330 min (6 hr). | 1983 |
| Mahatma: Life of Gandhi, 1869-1948 | 330 min (6 hr). | 1968 |
| Spiritual Voices | 328 min (5 hr). | 1995 |
| Vindicta | 320 min (5 hr). | 1923 |
| As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty | 320 min (5 hr). | 2000 |
| 1900 | 318 min (5 hr). | 1976 |
| Tsahal | 316 min (5 hr). | 1994 |
| The Deluge | 316 min (5 hr). | 1974 |
| Batang West Side | 315 min (5 hr). | 2002 |
| Fanny and Alexander | 312 min (5 hr). | 1983 |
| Nightmare | 312 min (5 hr). | 1972 |
| Legend About Thiel | 311 min (5 hr). | 1976 |
| Les Misérables | 305 min (5 hr). | 1934 |
| The Confessions of Winifred Wagner | 302 min (5 hr). | 1975 |
The original version of Erich von Stroheim's Greed reportedly ran at over 8 hours. However, it was only ever shown once at this length, and no such copy currently exists. The length of the final release (edited against von Stroheim's wishes) was approximately 2 hours. Subsequently rediscovered footage has let researchers reconstruct something closer to four hours.
[edit] Experimental films
| Title | Running Time | Year Released |
|---|---|---|
| The Cure for Insomnia | 5220 min (87 hr). | 1987 |
| The Longest Most Meaningless Movie in the World | 2880 min (48 hr). | 1970 |
| **** (Four Stars) | 1500 min (25 hr). | 1967 |
| Crude Oil | 840 min (14 hr). | 2008 |
| Empire | 485 min (8 hr). | 1964 |
| Lamentations a Monument for the Dead World | 427 min (7 hr). | 1985 |
| The Movie Orgy | 420 min (7 hr). | 1968 |
| Sleep | 321 min (5 hr). | 1963 |
