3:54! The most anticipated film of 2023 with the participation of DiCaprio can mark the history of cinema

Assassins of Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese’s highly anticipated new film, will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next May. With Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro coming together, the feature film is going to be grand.

After formalizing its projection on the Croisette, the duration of the work was revealed, which is listed on a specialized site. Movie database. Killers of Flower Moon Martin Scorsese’s longest film will be 3 hours and 54 minutes on the clock!

His previous opus, The Irishman, already had a record duration: 3 hours and 29 minutes! For this new project by DiCaprio and De Niro, Scorsese promises a dizzying dive into the 20s for almost 4 hours!

Not since Gone with the Wind (3 hours 58) and 1996’s Hamlet (4 hours 02) has this length been achieved in cinemas. Even once in America, Sergio Leone had to give up his 3 hours and 40 minutes (for theatrical release in Europe).

While films over 3 hours long are not unusual for the general public (Avatar 2, Avengers Endgame, Babylon), those approaching or exceeding 4 hours are extremely rare. In this sense, he could leave his mark in the history of cinema.

“Killers of the Flower Moon” will be broadcast on Apple TV+, but will also enjoy a theatrical release in the United States and France. Paramount partnered with the Apple brand to release a film of the event in our darkrooms. In France, the chosen date is October 18.

However, depending on the length of the film, it is possible that a shorter cut will be offered for theaters and a longer version for Apple TV.

This historical drama follows the FBI’s investigation into the murders of several members of the Osage Indian tribe in Oklahoma who were killed in the 1920s after oil was discovered on their land.

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio (his 6th collaboration with the director), Robert De Niro (his 11th film with Martin Scorsese), Brendan Fraser, Jesse Plemons and Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon is one of 2023’s most anticipated releases. .