Man on wire
2008
DVD
"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 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, colour with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- digital optical
- NTSC
- video file DVD video region 1
Target Audience Note: Canadian Home Video Rating: PG ; for some sexuality, nudity, and drug use.
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.
- Philippe Petit.
- DVD; Region 1; NTSC; Widescreen format (1.78:1) ;Dolby digital 5.1 or Dolby digital 2.0.
- In English, with optional Spanish subtitles.
- Closed-captioned.
- Academy Award for Documentary Feature, 2008.
Publisher or Distributor Number: 10156
Control Number: 525417
UPC:
- 876964001564
- 629159037684
Subjects:
- Aerialists -- France -- Biography.
- Petit, Philippe, 1949-
- Tightrope walking -- New York (State) -- New York.
- World Trade Center (New York, N.Y. : 1970-2001)
Genre:
Other Authors:
- BBC Storyville (Firm)
- Chinn, Simon, producer.
- Discovery Films.
- Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Magnolia Pictures (Firm)
- Marsh, James, 1963- director.
- Nyman, Michael, composer.
- Petit, Philippe, 1949-
- Petit, Philippe, 1949- To reach the clouds.
- Ralph, J. (Joshua), composer.
- Red Box Films.
- UK Film Council.
- Wall to Wall (Firm)