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Greatest Long Takes in Film  
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Alan Bacchus has a great article on his site about the greatest long takes in cinematic history. If you're not a film buff, a long take is a shot that last a really long time without any cutting/editing. Successful execution of such takes is difficult and impressive therefore. To watch these takes, go to his site.

	Touch of Evil (1958) – The Opening Shot - dir. Orson Welles
	Goodfellas (1990) – The Copacabana – dir. Martin Scorsese
	Boogie Nights (1997) – The Opening Shot in the Club – dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
	Raging Bull (1980) – Pesci and De Niro Walking to the Fight – dir. Martin Scorsese
	Oldboy (2003) – The Fight with the Hammer – dir. Chan Wook Park
	The Player (1992) – The Opening Shot – dir. Robert Altman
	Magnolia (1999) – Entering the Studio – dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
	I Am Cuba (1964) – The Rooftop – dir. Mikael Kalatozov
	Children of Men (2006) – The Car Chase – dir. Alfonso Cuaron
	Hard Boiled (1992) – The Hospital Shootout – dir. John Woo
	The Protector aka Tom yum goong (2006) - Running Up the Staircase - dir. Prachya Pinkaew
	Carlito’s Way (1993) – The Subway Chase - dir. Brian De Palma
	Russian Ark (2002) – The Whole Damn Movie – dir. Aleksandr Sokurov
	The Passenger (1975) – Locke’s Death – dir. Michelangelo Antonioni
	Satantango (1994) - Walking to the Police Station - dir. Bela Tarr
	Weekend (1967) - Tracking Across the Farm - dir. Jean-Luc Godard
	Breaking News (2004) – The opening shootout - Dir. Johnny To
	Strange Days (1995) – The Opening POV Chase – Dir. Kathryn Bigelow
	Nostalghia (1983) – Carrying the Candle – Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky
	Elephant (2003) – John's Walk Through the Halls and Outside – Dir. Gus Van Sant
	Kill Bill Vol 1 (2003) – The 5,6,7,8’s – Dir. Quentin Tarantino
	Swing Time (1936) - Last Dance Sequence "Never Gonna Dance" a 7+ min dance sequence all in ONE take. dir. George Stevens
	History of Violence (2005) - Ext. hotel shot - dir. david cronenberg

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Source: Daily Film Dose

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