Empire was filmed at 24 frames per second, and is meant to be seen in slow motion at 16 frames per second, extending its 6+1⁄2-hour length to 8 hours and 5 minutes. The film consists of a stationary view of the Empire … See more

The initial idea for Empire came from John Palmer, a young filmmaker affiliated with Jonas Mekas. Palmer had been sleeping occasionally on the roof of Mekas's Film Maker's Cooperative, … See more

Warhol withdrew most of his film catalog (including Empire) from circulation in 1972. Film historian Callie Angell observed that the inaccessibility of … See more

• Empire at IMDb
• Empire essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 ISBN 0826429777, pages 601-602 See more

Empire premiered on March 6, 1965, at the City Hall Cinema in Manhattan, then the site of Mekas' Film-Makers' Cinematheque. Reporting on the premiere in his Village Voice … See more

• Andy Warhol filmography
• List of American films of 1965
• List of longest films See more

Sources cited
• Angell, Callie (1994). "Guide to Empire" in The Films of Andy Warhol Part II (exhibition catalogue). New York: Whitney Museum of American Art.
• Angell, Callie (2006). Andy Warhol Screen Tests. New … See more