What is the longest commercial (not infomercial) ever?

sequoianoir

http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2007/10/emirates-films-.html Could this be the world’s longest commercial? Emirates airlines just launched nonstop service from Dubai to São Paulo, a flight that takes 14 hours and 40 minutes. To promote the route, they filmed a Brazilian guy named Fernando Ferreira talking about his home country, nonstop, for 14 hours and 40 minutes straight. “No breaks, no cuts, no edits, no cheating,” Ferreira insists. That’s the trailer posted above. You’re welcome to subject yourself to the whole thing at NonstopFernando.com. It’s just like a 30-second spot, only 1,760 times as long. Even fast-forwarding through it will take you several hours. Jul 18 08, 2:11 PM

zbeckabee

This is a different take on the question, but makes a good point: "Cast Away [the movie] is a 150-minute commercial for FedEx: product placement carried to its ultimate, logical conclusion." http://www.texaschapbookpress.com/magellanslog30/castaway.htm Jul 18 08, 10:15 PM

BRY2K

In the vein of zbeckabee's response, at least one reviewer commented that Anne Hathaway/Meryl Streep movie "The Devil Wears Prada" is "...Possibly the longest infomercial since Tom Hanks stooped to "Cast Away". Really, really poor and I consider myself easy to please!". I haven't seen the movie myself. http://www.yourmovies.com.au/movies/index.cfm?action=movie_info&title_id=27068#39233 Jul 19 08, 4:28 AM