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'''The Longest Most Meaningless Movie in the World''' was apparently the longest film ever created at the time of its release but has since been surpassed. According to various sources, it lasted for 48 hours and contained no original footage, consisting only of commercials, outtakes, strips of undeveloped film, and other similar material.
'''The Longest Most Meaningless Movie in the World''' was apparently the longest film ever created at the time of its release, but has since been surpassed. According to various sources, it lasted for 48 hours and contained no original footage, consisting only of commercials, outtakes, strips of undeveloped film, and other similar material.
[[File:The longest etc.jpg|thumb|A German poster for the film, advertising a showing connected to avante-garde collective Aktionsraum 1]]
Its [https://mubi.com/films/the-longest-most-meaningless-movie-in-the-world MUBI page] and [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342707/ IMDB] credit its direction to Vincent Patoulliard, but its poster seemingly credits it to "Anthony Scott."


The only known image that has made its way online shows a woman with a large dinosaur. A few articles use an image of the 1956 Olympic flame hoax, with this discrepancy likely stemming from a [https://listverse.com/2011/03/21/10-interesting-and-unusual-wikipedia-articles/ Listverse] article which briefly mentions the film before using the picture in a separate entry.
The MUBI page and the IMDB credit its direction to Vincent Patoulliard, but its poster and book ''A History of Artists' Film and Video in Britain’'' credits it to Anthony Scott.<ref>https://books.google.pl/books?id=zQj8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA150-IA3&lpg=PA150-IA3&dq=The+Longest+Most+Meaningless+Movie+in+the+World&source=bl&ots=yTGGYxR_Tk&sig=ACfU3U3ETOXIwCvf72zNHhz5LuHaoYiJhg&hl=pl&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwilo9XZ4_r4AhUFmIsKHdU-Dd04FBDoAXoECC4QAw#v=onepage&q=The%20Longest%20Most%20Meaningless%20Movie%20in%20the%20World&f=false</ref>
 
==Availability==
The only known image that has made its way online shows a woman with a large dinosaur. A few articles use an image of the 1956 Olympic flame hoax, with this discrepancy likely stemming from a Listverse article which briefly mentions the film before using the picture in a separate entry.<ref>https://listverse.com/2011/03/21/10-interesting-and-unusual-wikipedia-articles/</ref>
 
A 2004 article from The Guardian claims The Longest Most Meaningless Movie in the World was produced by the Swiss Film Centre and initially premiered at the Cinematheque de Paris in October 1970,<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/jun/11/1</ref> although a 2013 post from "America Fun Fact of the Day" claims that the film was originally shown at Drury Street, London. The post also claims that the film was shown throughout 1968, 1969, and 1970, and that various segments were run upside down and in reverse, including a segment where the same commercial was shown repeatedly for over half an hour.<ref>https://affotd.com/2013/08/21/the-ten-longest-films-ever-made/</ref>
 
The English poster references a story that appears to be fictitious and only made to draw people in to see it.


A [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/jun/11/1 2004 article from The Guardian] claims The Longest Most Meaningless Movie in the World was produced by the Swiss Film Centre and initially premiered at the Cinématheque de Paris in October 1970, although a 2013 post from [https://affotd.com/2013/08/21/the-ten-longest-films-ever-made/ "America Fun Fact of the Day"] claims that the film was originally shown at Drury Street, London. The post also claims that the film was shown throughout 1968, 1969, and 1970, and that various segments were run upside down and in reverse, including a segment where the same commercial was shown repeatedly for over half an hour.
[[File:Dinosaur and Woman.jpg|thumb|Currently the only known image from the film]]
It is unlikely that the film fully exists on VHS or tape due to its excessive length. There are no known releases outside of showings.
It is unlikely that the film fully exists on VHS or tape due to its excessive length. There are no known releases outside of showings.
==Gallery==
<gallery position="center">
Dinosaur and Woman.jpg|Currently the only known image from the film
Scott-the-longest.jpg|English poster, dated ''September 17th 1970''
The longest etc.jpg|German poster, dated ''October 22, 1970''
</gallery>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External Links==
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Longest_Most_Meaningless_Movie_in_the_World
*https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342707/
*https://mubi.com/films/the-longest-most-meaningless-movie-in-the-world
[[Category:Lost films|Longest Most Meaningless Movie in the World]]
[[Category:Completely lost media|Longest Most Meaningless Movie in the World]]

Latest revision as of 21:17, 22 November 2022

The longest etc.jpg

A German poster for the film

Status: Lost

The Longest Most Meaningless Movie in the World was apparently the longest film ever created at the time of its release but has since been surpassed. According to various sources, it lasted for 48 hours and contained no original footage, consisting only of commercials, outtakes, strips of undeveloped film, and other similar material.

The MUBI page and the IMDB credit its direction to Vincent Patoulliard, but its poster and book A History of Artists' Film and Video in Britain’ credits it to Anthony Scott.[1]

Availability

The only known image that has made its way online shows a woman with a large dinosaur. A few articles use an image of the 1956 Olympic flame hoax, with this discrepancy likely stemming from a Listverse article which briefly mentions the film before using the picture in a separate entry.[2]

A 2004 article from The Guardian claims The Longest Most Meaningless Movie in the World was produced by the Swiss Film Centre and initially premiered at the Cinematheque de Paris in October 1970,[3] although a 2013 post from "America Fun Fact of the Day" claims that the film was originally shown at Drury Street, London. The post also claims that the film was shown throughout 1968, 1969, and 1970, and that various segments were run upside down and in reverse, including a segment where the same commercial was shown repeatedly for over half an hour.[4]

The English poster references a story that appears to be fictitious and only made to draw people in to see it.

It is unlikely that the film fully exists on VHS or tape due to its excessive length. There are no known releases outside of showings.

Gallery

  • Currently the only known image from the film

    Currently the only known image from the film

  • English poster, dated September 17th 1970

    English poster, dated September 17th 1970

  • German poster, dated October 22, 1970

    German poster, dated October 22, 1970

References

  1. ↑ https://books.google.pl/books?id=zQj8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA150-IA3&lpg=PA150-IA3&dq=The+Longest+Most+Meaningless+Movie+in+the+World&source=bl&ots=yTGGYxR_Tk&sig=ACfU3U3ETOXIwCvf72zNHhz5LuHaoYiJhg&hl=pl&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwilo9XZ4_r4AhUFmIsKHdU-Dd04FBDoAXoECC4QAw#v=onepage&q=The%20Longest%20Most%20Meaningless%20Movie%20in%20the%20World&f=false
  2. ↑ https://listverse.com/2011/03/21/10-interesting-and-unusual-wikipedia-articles/
  3. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/jun/11/1
  4. ↑ https://affotd.com/2013/08/21/the-ten-longest-films-ever-made/

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