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What is the word longest movie[edit]

the longest Hollywood movie ever made, with a runtime of four hours and eight minutes (248 minutes). 2402:4000:1247:8C29:1:0:F4A2:835E (talk) 13:57, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Erm, just what is it you're trying to say? Talk pages are for discussing the article, so if you have a change to request, you should post it in a "please change 'X' to 'Y'" format, and ensure you include sourcing. Thank you - wolf 11:09, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

1900 R 1976 ‧ Drama/Historical drama ‧ 5h 17m[edit]

With a runtime of 317 minutes in its original version, 1900 is known for being one of the longest commercially released films ever made. 2600:381:4791:48E8:D1F0:EC0E:1878:3855 (talk) 14:54, 23 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It's on the list. TompaDompa (talk) 22:03, 23 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Need a section for longest movies that actually had a serious cinematic release[edit]

Quite seriously, most of the movies listed are very niche. I believe a section for long movies that had a measure of commercial success would be valuable. Mostlegendary (talk) 03:21, 30 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

how would this be defined? wide-release in the US? 132.147.156.151 (talk) 17:25, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dune?[edit]

I went to the history and I found out that someone had previously added Dune and someone else removed it. According to the description, "This section lists films conceived as an artistic unity and produced simultaneously, or consecutively with no significant interruption or change of production team, even though they were released with separate premières."

The two Dune films so far have been conceived as halves of a whole story and there was no change of production team. "No significant interruption" is up to debate but it only took two years for photography to resume for Part Two, does that count as a long enough interruption? Would it qualify only if they started shooting immediately after finishing the first part? HadesTTW (he/him • talk) 19:45, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Two years is hardly "only". There was no guarantee that there would even be a sequel when the first one was released. It's not "no significant interruption" if everyone went home after finishing work on the first one, now is it? So yes, it would only qualify if they started shooting pretty much immediately after finishing the first part. TompaDompa (talk) 20:41, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A significant interruption occurred. Dune 2 was only greenlit based on performance on Dune 1. Consecutive production was not planned, it was hoped.--☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(ring-ring) 22:41, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's fair. I would want an exception granted because Dune 1 is very clearly the first half of a story and they are clearly meant to be understood as one very long movie that had to be shot and released separately, but if that violates the criteria then I understand if it can't be added. HadesTTW (he/him • talk) 00:41, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Just a few of points; a) While the producers had said that making the second film would depend on the finacial success of the first, they ended up greenlighting part 2 before part 1's premeire.

b) The only reason the production & release of part 2 was delayed was because of the Hollywood strike. The film was initially intended to be released the following year.

c) The director has said this is a direct sequel, contiuning right where the first left off. There is literally no time jump in the story line between part 1 and part 2.

d) This is why the second film is simply named "Dune: Part Two", and not some other sequel-ish name like: "Dune: Rise of Atreides" (or sum such).

e) This is simply a single story, from a single novel, shot in two parts due to length. This fits right in with the criteria for the (subsection) of this list.

f) All of this supported by the film's articles, and the refs attached to them. - wolf 15:02, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You seem to have misunderstood what this section is about. It has nothing to do with whether it is a direct sequel or a single story. It has everything to do with whether it was a single production, which this was not. Per our articles, principal photography for the first film took place from March to July 2019, and for the second film between July and December 2022. Per our articles, the first film premiered on September 3, 2021 (and had its US release on October 22, 2021) and the second film was greenlit on October 26, 2021—contrary to your assertion that the second film was greenlit prior to the premiere of the first film. TompaDompa (talk) 18:29, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]