War and Peace won the 1969 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. It is seven hours in length.
It was Lawrence of Arabia (1962).
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"Runtime: 216 min | UK: 228 min (director's cut) | UK: 187 min (1970 re-release) | UK: 210 min (original version) | UK: 222 min (premiere version) | USA: 227 min (restored roadshow version)."
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The answer is Gone with the Wind (1939), a film based on the 1936 book by Margaret Mitchell. The film lasted for about 238 minutes (2 minutes short of 4 hours) including the credits and the 2 intermissions (1 at the beginning, 1 in the middle).
The title is "Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil, Mutant, Alien, Flesh Eating, Hellbound, Zombified Living Dead Part 2: In Shocking 2-D"
The longest film to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture is Cleopatra at 4 hourse 2 minutes. The longest winner of the Oscar for Best Picture is Gone with the Windat 3 hours 54 minutes. The shortest nominee for the Oscar for Best Picture is She Done Him Wrong at 1 hour and 6 minutes. The shortest winner of the Oscar for Best Picture is Marty at 1 hour 31 minutes.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) is the Best Picture winner with the most words (10) and the most letters (36).
Sissy Spacek won the Best Actress Oscar for her title role in Cole Miner's Daughter (1980).
In the 80 years of Oscars, only three Annas won an award. Anna Paquin, Best Supporting Actress for The Piano (1993) Anna Magnani, Best Actress for The Rose Tattoo (1955) Anna Asp, Art Direction for Fanny & Alexander (1983)
Robert De Niro played the title character in "The Deer Hunter" (1978), which earned him one of his seven Oscar nominations.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the longest title of any Oscar nominated flick is: 'Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes', which was nominated for best screenplay in 1966.
Maryse held the title for 216 days or 7 months 6 days