Man on wire

Resource Information

The work Man on wire represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in McCracken County Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Man on wire

Statement of responsibility

Magnolia Pictures ; Discovery Films, BBC Storyville and the UK Film Council present a Wall to Wall production, in association with Red Box Films ; directed by James Marsh ; produced by Simon Chinn

Contributor

• Magnolia Pictures (Firm)
• Ralph, J., (Joshua)
• Ricketson, James
• Discovery Films
• Petit, Philippe, 1949-
• Scholastic Entertainment, Inc
• Marsh, James, 1963-
• Wall to Wall (Firm)
• UK Film Council
• Martinović, Igor
• Chinn, Simon
• Red Box Films
• Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Godfrey, Jinx
• Weston Woods Studios
• BBC Storyville (Firm)
• Nyman, Michael

Director of photography

• Martinović, Igor

Editor of moving image work

• Godfrey, Jinx

Film director

• Marsh, James, 1963-

Film distributor

• Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm)

Film producer

• Chinn, Simon

Interviewee

• Ricketson, James

Production company

• Magnolia Pictures (Firm)
• Discovery Films
• Scholastic Entertainment, Inc
• Wall to Wall (Firm)
• UK Film Council
• Red Box Films
• Weston Woods Studios
• BBC Storyville (Firm)

Subject

• Documentary films
• Tightrope walking
• Nonfiction films
• Nonfiction films
• Biography
• History
• Acróbatas y acrobacias -- Francia -- Biografía
• World Trade Center (New York, N.Y. : 1970-2001) -- History
• Aerialists
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Biographical films
• World Trade Center (New York, N.Y. : 1970-2001)
• Tightrope walking -- New York (State) | New York -- History
• Petit, Philippe, 1949-
• Biographical films
• Documentary films
• Petit, Philippe, 1949-
• Biographical films
• France
• Documentary films
• New York (State) -- New York
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Documentary films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Aerialists -- France -- Biography
• Biographical (Nonfiction)

Genre

• Nonfiction films
• Biography
• Biographical (Nonfiction)
• Biografía
• Biographical films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Documentary films
• History

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• spa
• eng
• fre
• eng

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

Related

• Man who walked between the towers
• Philippe Petit-- Sydney, 1973

Awards note

Academy Award for Documentary Feature, 2008; Jury Prize and Audience Award for World Documentary, Sundance Film Festival.

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

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Credits note

Director of photography, Igor Martinovic ; film editor, Jinx Godfrey ; music, Michael Nyman and J. Ralph

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; for some sexuality, nudity, and drug use

Language note

In English and French with English subtitles; optional Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired

LC call number

GV550.2.P47

LC item number

M36 2008

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PerformerNote

Philippe Petit

Runtime

94

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action