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DVD Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Closed captioning available
- Run Time: 1 hours, 34 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: December 9, 2008
- Originally Released: 2008
- Label: Magnolia Home Ent
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Directed by | James Marsh | |
Music by | J. Ralph | |
Composition by | Michael Nyman | |
Subject: | Philippe Petit | |
Produced by | Simon Chinn | |
Director of Photography: | Igor Martinovic | |
Executive Production by | Jonathan Hewes |
Major Awards:
Academy Awards 2009 -
Best Documentary Feature: Not Applicable
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 4/4 --
Reminds us that dreams can come true and men can fly, through the heights of the imagination and the triumph of the human spirit - this a film for all those who ever dared to dream.
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From the Front Row
Man on Wire is 80 minutes of white-knuckled suspense followed by a surprisingly emotional climax.
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The Stranger (Seattle, WA)
Rating: 4/5 --
Some of the on-the-spot footage of the eccentric French thrillseeker's exploits truly boggle the mind (including a controversial stroll Petit once took across the Sydney Harbour Bridge).
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Herald Sun (Australia)
Ranked #10 in Rolling Stone's 'Movies Of The Year' -- James Marsh's film isn't just the documentary of the year, it's a salute to human endeavor.
Rolling Stone
The triumph of Man on Wire is its archival footage, including the stunning scenes of Petit dancing and tumbling 1,350 feet above the pavement. They put the most dizzying shots of The Dark Knight to shame.
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The Nation
4 stars out of 5 -- Marsh tracks Philippe Petit and his team as they plan, rehearse and execute the sting; switching between dramatisation and interview, pacing the build-up like an intricate action-thriller.
Total Film
Rating: B- --
It's a story worth telling, yes -- but after 90 minutes, it's hard not to wonder if the storyteller can talk about anything else.
AV Club
Product Description:
James Marsh's dazzling, invigorating documentary MAN ON WIRE tells the story of a truly inspiring figure. In the early 1970s, a fiery young Frenchman named Philippe Petit wanted to shake up the world. When he saw the World Trade Center being built in New York City, he found his mission. Petit was a trained high wire walker, and his goal was to set up a wire between the two towers and give the world a show it could never have expected. As is often the case with these endeavors, the actual high-wire walking was the easiest part of the plan. For nearly seven years, Petit worked on the project, recruiting associates who supported him every step of the way. Finally, after eight months in New York, the day came when Petit and his cronies jumped into action. This wasn't easy. They had to find a way to sneak past security and make their way to the top of the towers with heavy equipment, at which point they had to battle the elements to install the wire. After many close scares, the time came for Petit to realize his dream--and the rest, as they say, is history. Marsh crafts MAN ON WIRE like a heist film, presenting rare and fascinating footage of the actual event alongside flawless reenactments and modern-day interviews with the participants. The result is an immersive, emotionally gratifying motion picture, made all the more stimulating by Michael Nyman's electrifying score.
Description by Magnolia Home Entertainment:
On August 7th 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York's twin towers, then the world's tallest buildings. After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail before he was finally released.
James Marsh's documentary brings Petit's extraordinary adventure to life through the testimony of Philippe himself, and some of the co-conspirators who helped him create the unique and magnificent spectacle that became known as "the artistic crime of the century."
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