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Empire (1965)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 8H 5M

Director : Andy Warhol

Synopsis

Experimental film consisting of a single static shot of the Empire State Building from early evening until nearly 3 am the next day.

Actors

Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas
Self (uncredited)
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
Self (uncredited)

Crews

Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
Director
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
Producer
Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas
Cinematography
Lou Dyer
Lou Dyer
Publicist
John Palmer
John Palmer
Co-Director

Posters and backgrounds

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