Man on wire
2008
Blu-ray
"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.
Item Details
Description:
- 1 Blu-ray disc (94 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- Blu-ray disc
Target Audience Note: MPAA: PG-13; for some sexuality, nudity, and drug use.
Notes:
- Special features (ca. 43 min.): Philippe Petit -- Sydney, 1973 (a film by James Ricketson) (20 min.) -- Man on wire: An interview with Philippe Petit (ca. 13 min.) -- The man who walked between the Towers (Scholastic ; Weston Woods Studios presents) [animated film] (c2005, ca. 10 min.).
- Based on the memoir: To reach the clouds by Philippe Petit.
- Originally produced in 2007.
- Director of photography, Igor Martinovic ; film editor, Jinx Godfrey ; music by Michael Nyman, J. Ralph.
- Philippe Petit.
- Blu-ray
- In English and French with English subtitles; optional Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Publisher or Distributor Number: 10156
Control Number: 1149745
Publisher: [California] : Magnolia Home Entertainment, 2008.Subjects:
- Aerialists -- France -- Biography.
- Petit, Philippe, 1949-
- Tightrope walking -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
- World Trade Center (New York, N.Y. : 1970-2001) -- History.
Genre:
- Biographical films.
- Biographies.
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction fiilms.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings.
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