In reply to Blue Straggler:
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> It is. It's closer to 20 minutes and is actually about three shots with some devious little editing tricks - stunning bit of choreography regardless. The director, Brian DePalma, is (in)famous for ambitiously complex and (in storytelling terms) utterly pointless long camera shots and he pulled out all the stops there. His opening scene for The Bonfire of the Vanities is an overlooked one.
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> You just reminded me by the way: Strange Days. About 4 minutes of frantic action all shot from the point of view of one character, seems like a single shot but again cleverly edited. It is so frenetic, when I saw it at the cinema, in the front row, I thought I was going to hurt my neck
Strange days! love it, just bought it on German blue ray (uncut) I liked it as had on laser disc and its use of 1st person perspective and my newly installed Dolby digital amp circa 1996 with stero surround was perfect for the accompanying dialog and effects placement. Although the blueray does not have the two extra scenes the American NTSC laserdisc has.