Search results
Jan 22, 2008 · Man On Wire relates the true story of Philippe Petit’s famous high-wire walk between the World Trade Center’s twin towers on August 7th, 1974. His awe-inspiring feat turned him into a media sensation. Petit’s adventure started at a young age, when he began studying magic tricks and performed on the city streets to entertain tourists.
Man on Wire is a 2008 documentary film directed by James Marsh.The film chronicles Philippe Petit's 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center.It is based on Petit's 2002 book, To Reach the Clouds, released in paperback with the title Man on Wire.The title of the film is taken from the police report that led to the arrest (and later release) of Petit, whose performance lasted for almost an hour.
Man On Wire is a biographical documentary released in 2008.It is about Philippe Petit and his high wire walk between the New York's Twin Towers of World Trad...
Aug 29, 2008 · Man on Wire: Directed by James Marsh. With Philippe Petit, Jean François Heckel, Jean-Louis Blondeau, Annie Allix. A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century".
Using actual footage from the event seamlessly mingled with new re-enactments, filmmaker James Marsh masterfully recreates high-wire daredevil Philippe Petit's 1974 stunt: performing acrobatics on ...
Aug 4, 2008 · I am afraid of heights. Now you know. That is one reason I was helplessly engrossed in "Man on Wire," the story of how Philippe Petit crossed eight times on a tight-wire between the two towers of the World Trade Center on Aug. 7, 1974. Another reason is that the documentary, a hybrid of actual and restaged footage, is constructed like a first-rate thriller.
Jul 14, 2008 · http://www.manonwire.com/ On August 7th 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York's twin towers, ...
On August 7, 1974, Philippe Petit, a French wire walker, juggler, and street performer days shy of his 25th birthday, spent 45 minutes walking, dancing, kneeling, and lying on a wire he and friends strung between the rooftops of the Twin Towers.Uses contemporary interviews, archival footage, and recreations to tell the story of his previous walks between towers of Notre Dame and of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, his passions and friendships, and the details of the night before the walk: getting ...
In 2008, director James Marsh released the documentary film “Man on Wire,” which tells the incredible story of Philippe Petit’s high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.
Aug 29, 2008 · On August 7th 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit stepped out on a high wire, illegally rigged between New York's World Trade Center twin towers, then the world's tallest buildings. After nearly an hour of performing on the wire, 1,350 feet above the sidewalks of Manhattan, he was arrested. This fun and spellbinding documentary chronicles Philippe Petit's "highest" achievement.
