CAST AND CREW
Man on Wire
Release Date: Aug 15, 2008 - Wide Release
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Film Genre: Documentary
Country: United States
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Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Film Genre: Documentary
Country: United States
» IMDB.com
This is the true life story of Philippe Petit. Equal parts heist story, true life drama and urban fairytale, MAN ON WIRE brings together, for the first time, all of the key participants in Petit’s “coup” to tell their story. These first-hand memories help illustrate how Petit, who had already gained worldwide attention for his street performances and daring clandestine high-wire walks between the towers of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and the Sydney Harbor Bridge in Australia, became obsessed with an idea that, in retrospect, seems too incredible to achieve. From never-before-seen footage shot at a covert training camp in the French countryside, to the recruitment of an “inside man” who helped smuggle more than a ton of equipment into the World Trade Center, to artful recreations of the tense hours and minutes leading up to the event and the spectacle of the actual walk, MAN ON WIRE provides an unprecedented portrait of the details and drama that defined this effort.
After teams on each tower worked heroically through the night, Petit spent a memorable spell walking and dancing on a wire suspended more than 1,350 feet above the ground (with no security device of any kind). With a transfixed crowd on the street below and police officers on both rooftops, Petit was ultimately arrested and formally charged with “criminal trespass and disorderly conduct.” On the arrest report, in the section marked “Details of Complaint,” the police recorded: Man on Wire. The simple language of the charge belied the audacity of the performance and the joy and artistry that defined an act that would leave an indelible image on New York and the world.
After teams on each tower worked heroically through the night, Petit spent a memorable spell walking and dancing on a wire suspended more than 1,350 feet above the ground (with no security device of any kind). With a transfixed crowd on the street below and police officers on both rooftops, Petit was ultimately arrested and formally charged with “criminal trespass and disorderly conduct.” On the arrest report, in the section marked “Details of Complaint,” the police recorded: Man on Wire. The simple language of the charge belied the audacity of the performance and the joy and artistry that defined an act that would leave an indelible image on New York and the world.
TRIVIA
This won the Sundance Film Festival's Jury (World Cinema Jury: Documentary) and Audience awards (World Cinema Audience: Documentary).
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