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-# ''originally'' The main, full-length film in a [[cinema]] program that also included a [[short film]] and often a [[newsreel]]+A '''feature film''' is a [[film]] with a full-length running time. According to the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]], [[American Film Institute]], and [[British Film Institute]], a feature film runs for 40 minutes or longer, while the [[Screen Actors Guild]] states that it is 80 minutes or longer.
-# Any film produced to be shown in cinemas before being released for home viewing+
-The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,[1] the American Film Institute,[2] and the British Film Institute[3] all define a feature as a film with a running time of 40 minutes or longer. The "Centre national de la cinématographie" in France defines it as a 35mm film which is longer than 1,600 metres, which comes out to exactly 58 minutes and 29 seconds for sound films, and the Screen Actors Guild gives a minimum running time of 80 minutes.[4] Usually a feature film is between 90 and 210 minutes; a children's film is usually between 60 and 120 minutes[citation needed]. An anthology film is a fixed sequence of short subjects with a common theme, combined into a feature film.{{GFDL}}+The majority of feature films are between 70 and 210 minutes long. ''[[The Story of the Kelly Gang]]'' was the first feature film based on length, and was released in Australia in 1906. The first feature-length [[Film adaptation|adaptation]] was ''[[Les Misérables (1909 film)|Les Misérables]]'' which was released in 1909.
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 +Feature films for children are usually between 70 and 105 minutes. Other early feature films include a version of ''[[Oliver Twist]]'' (1912), ''[[Richard III (1912 film)|Richard III]]'' (1912) and ''[[From the Manger to the Cross]]'' (1912).
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A feature film is a film with a full-length running time. According to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, American Film Institute, and British Film Institute, a feature film runs for 40 minutes or longer, while the Screen Actors Guild states that it is 80 minutes or longer.

The majority of feature films are between 70 and 210 minutes long. The Story of the Kelly Gang was the first feature film based on length, and was released in Australia in 1906. The first feature-length adaptation was Les Misérables which was released in 1909.

Feature films for children are usually between 70 and 105 minutes. Other early feature films include a version of Oliver Twist (1912), Richard III (1912) and From the Manger to the Cross (1912).




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