FX.co ★ Longest movies in cinematic history

1st place: Don't Touch Me

The world's longest movie is "Don't Touch Me," shot in the early 1970s by French directors Jacques Rivette and Suzanne Schiffman. The picture lasts almost 13 hours and immerses in the atmosphere of the theater backstage. At the center of the plot are two acting troupes, each of which, in its own way, interprets the classic works of Aeschylus, in particular the myth of Prometheus. As events unfold, the viewer is drawn into a complex web of creative relationships and intrigue.

2nd place: Satan's Tango

The picture “Satan's Tango” by Hungarian director Béla Tarr, released in 1994, tells the audience a dark mystical story about a dying farm and its doomed inhabitants. The movie runs over seven hours and boasts one of the longest sequences in movie history, lasting 10 minutes and 14 seconds. Despite such a long running time, "Satan's Tango" received high marks from the audience and good criticism. The film was honored with an award at the Berlin International Film Festival.

3rd place: War and Peace

In the mid-1960s, Soviet director Sergei Bondarchuk brought Leo Tolstoy's novel epic "War and Peace" to life on screen. The movie, which took six years to shoot, consists of four parts and lasts more than six and a half hours. American online magazine Deadline Hollywood included this picture in the list of the most successful long films in the history of world cinema. The film "War and Peace" won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

4th place: Twentieth Century

The epic drama of Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci, "Twentieth Century," was released in 1976. The picture, which is more than five hours-long, tells the story of an unusual friendship between Olmo and Alfredo, representatives of different social classes. Their roles were played by future stars of world cinema such as Robert De Niro and Gerard Depardieu. The budget of the movie reached the then record of $9 million. However, the film failed at the box office. "Twentieth Century" received poor reviews and was ambiguously perceived by the audience.

5th place: Napoleon

Silent epic historical film "Napoleon" closes the top five longest films in history. It was filmed in 1927 by French director Abel Gance. The silent picture lasts more than five hours and describes the early years of the life of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte of France. The movie represents only the first part of a planned six parts. Unfortunately, the remaining parts never saw the light of day. In 2016, the film by A. Gans was restored and digitized, so it can now be seen in good quality.