Director: James Marsh

Summary: Documentary profiling Philippe Petit, the French performance artist who defied the law by walking a tightrope between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.

MAN ON A WIRE is a spellbinding documentary that chronicles the stunning achievement of one Philippe Petit, a French-born performance artists who walked a hire wire between the South and North Towers of the World Trade Center in New York during the seventies. The stunt--six years in the planning--involved meticulous organization and was completely illegal. Not content attempting the death-defying feat once, Petit would complete the walk 110 floors above the streets of Manhattan eight times, only stopping when he was arrested. Directed by British filmmaker James Marsh (THE KING, WISCONSIN DEATH TRIP), MAN ON WIRE celebrates this truly incredible event and sheds light upon the man that made it happen.

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Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region B
Special Features:	Audio Commentary by director James Marsh, producer Simon Chinn and Executive Producer Jonathan Hewes , Interview with Philippe Petit , SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE CROSSING: A short film by James Ricketson , THYE MAN WHO WALKED BETWEEN THE TOWERS: An animated short
Year:	2007
Release Date:	December 26, 2008
Runtime:	94 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	I C O N 70155
Keywords:	Man, English, General, Wire, Documentaries, Biographies
Genre:	Documentaries & Biographies