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Man on wire
Title
Man on wire [videorecording] / Discovery Films, BBC Storyville, and the UK Film Council present ; a Wall to Wall production, in association with Red Box Films ; directed by James Marsh ; produced by Simon Chinn.
Published
Los Angeles, Calif. : Magnolia Home Entertainment, [2008]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Special features (43 min.): "Philippe Petit - Sydney, 1973" short film (20 min.); "An interview with Philippe Petit" (13 min.); "The man who walked between the Towers" animated film (c2005, 10 min.).
Based on the memoir: To reach the clouds / by Philippe Petit.
Director of photography, Igor Martinovic ; film editor, Jinx Godfrey ; music by Michael Nyman, J. Ralph.
In English, with optional Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned.
Academy Award for Documentary Feature, 2008.
Summary
"On August 7th, 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between the New York World Trade Center's Twin Towers. After dancing for nearly an hour on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail, before finally being released. This extraordinary documentary incorporates Petit's personal footage to show how he overcame seemingly insurmountable challenges to achieve the artistic crime of the century"--Container.
Variant and related titles
Philippe Petit - Sydney, 1973.
Man who walked between the towers.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 05, 2009
Credits
Director of photography, Igor Martinovic ; film editor, Jinx Godfrey ; music by Michael Nyman, J. Ralph.
Performers
Philippe Petit.
System details note
DVD; Region 1; NTSC; Widescreen format (1.78:1) ;Dolby digital 5.1 or Dolby digital 2.0.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some sexuality, nudity, and drug use.
Videorecording number
10156 Magnolia Home Entertainment
Subjects
Genre/Form
Biographical (Nonfiction)
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Also listed under
Discovery Films.
BBC Storyville (Firm)
UK Film Council.
Wall to Wall (Firm)
Red Box Films.
Magnolia Pictures (Firm)
Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm)
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