Man on wire

Marsh, James, 1963- (film director.). Chinn, Simon, (film producer.). Petit, Philippe 1949- (on-screen presenter.). Martinović, Igor, (director of photography.). Nyman, Michael, (composer (expression)). Ralph, J. (Joshua), (composer (expression)). Godfrey, Jinx, (editor of moving image work.). Ricketson, James, (interviewee.). Petit, Philippe 1949- Based on (work): To reach the clouds. (Added Author). Magnolia Pictures (Firm), (production company.). Discovery Films, (production company.). BBC Storyville (Firm), (production company.). UK Film Council, (production company.). Wall to Wall (Firm), (production company.). Red Box Films, (production company.). Scholastic Entertainment, Inc., (production company.). Weston Woods Studios, (production company.). Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.).

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.

Item details

ISBN: 9786312471226
ISBN: 6312471225
Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Los Angeles, California : Magnolia Home Entertainment, [2008]

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Originally produced in 2007. Based on the memoir: To reach the clouds by Philippe Petit. Aspect ratio 1.78:1. Special features (approximately 43 min.): Sydney Harbor Bridge crossing (1973) (a film by James Ricketson) (20 min.) -- Man on wire: an interview with Philippe Petit (approximately 13 min.) -- The man who walked between the Towers ([presented by] Scholastic ; Weston Woods Studios) [animated film] (©2005, approximately 10 min.).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Igor Martinovic ; film editor, Jinx Godfrey ; music, Michael Nyman and 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; Dolby digital 5.1, 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 Awards, 2009: Best Documentary, Features ; Sundance Film Festival, 2008: Grand Jury Prize, Wolrd Cinema - Documentary; Audience Award, World Cinema - Documentary.