Feature-length film
A feature-length film is a one significant duration old film, but whose precise definition depends on the standards recognized by such country or organization.
According to the texts in force in France (National center of cinematography), its duration is higher than one hour, more exactly than 58 minutes and 29 seconds, i.e. the equivalent of a film reel of 35 mm standard of: 1600 meters.
The Academy off Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the American Film Institute, and the British Film Institute define a feature-length film as a film with an operating time 40 minutes or longer.
Since the Années 1920, the films which leave in the great majority the rooms are usually feature-length films, of which the duration is often higher than 70 minutes, and most generally of a duration of approximately 90 minutes, even if there exist some 2 hour old films, 3 hours or even more.
In XXIe century, when one speaks about “film”, many people suppose a priori that it is about a feature-length film.
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