Which movie holds the record for using the highest number of extras in a scene?

Which movie holds the record for using the highest number of extras in a scene? - Focused young female filming video blog on camera

Often they make use of extras in a movie scene typically for depicting a crowd, a stadium filled with people, a rally, a procession etc.

I want to know that in which movie the highest number of extras were used for filming a scene.



Best Answer

The record for most extras is with 1982 classic Gandhi, which used over 300,000 extras for the funeral scene.

IMDb Trivia snippet:

300,000 extras appeared in the funeral sequence. About 200,000 were volunteers and 94,560 were paid a small fee (under contract). The sequence was filmed on 31st Jan 1981, the 33rd anniversary of Mohandas K. Gandhi's funeral. 11 crews shot over 20,000 feet of film, which was pared down to 125 seconds in the final release.




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What movie had the largest number of extras?

The Guinness World Record for the most extras ever used in a film is held by \u201cGandhi.\u201d The film included roughly 300,000 extras in a funeral scene.

What movie scene had the most people?

The combined total of 300,000 extras for one scene won Gandhi the Guinness World Record for most film extras. All those people, and yet, the funeral scene was only in about two minutes of the movie.

What is the most epic scene in movie history?

Top 20 Most Epic Modern Movie Moments
  • #9: Boulder Dash. ...
  • #8: Say 'What? ...
  • #7: T-Rex Attack. ...
  • #6: Bank Robbery. ...
  • #5: Motorbike Chase. ...
  • #4: The Portals Open. \u201cAvengers: Endgame\u201d (2019) ...
  • #3: Dodging Bullets. \u201cThe Matrix\u201d (1999) ...
  • #1: I Am Your Father! \u201cStar Wars: Episode V \u2013 The Empire Strikes Back\u201d (1980)


What movie had the longest scene?

The Other Side of the Wind holds the record for a movie to be in production for the longest time. It was in production stage for 48 years (1970\u20132018).



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