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Man on wire Cover Image DVD

Man on wire

Chinn, Simon (producer.). Marsh, James 1963- (director.). Nyman, Michael (composer.). Petit, Philippe 1949- (Added Author). Ralph, J. (Joshua) (composer). Ricketson, James (Added Author). Petit, Philippe 1949- Based on (work): To reach the clouds. (Added Author). Ricketson, James Container of (work): Philippe Petit - Sydney, 1973. (Added Author). BBC Storyville (Firm) (Added Author). Discovery Films. (Added Author). Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Magnolia Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). Red Box Films. (Added Author). Scholastic Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). UK Film Council. (Added Author). Wall to Wall (Firm) (Added Author). Wall To Wall (Firm) (Added Author). Weston Woods Studios. (Added Author).

Summary: "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.

Record details

  • Physical Description: videorecording
    videodisc
    1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen
  • Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Magnolia Home Entertainment, [2008]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the memoir: To reach the clouds by Philippe Petit.
Originally produced in 2007.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.).
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Igor Martinovic ; film editor, Jinx Godfrey ; music by Michael Nyman, J. Ralph.
Participant or Performer Note:
Philippe Petit.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some sexuality, nudity, and drug use.
System Details Note:
DVD; Region 1; NTSC; Widescreen format (1.78:1) ; Dolby digital 5.1 or Dolby digital 2.0.
Language Note:
In English and French with English subtitles; optional Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Awards Note:
Academy Award for Documentary Feature, 2008.

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Genre:
Animated films.
Biographical films.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Historical reenactments (Motion pictures)
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 14 of 16 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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