Synopsis
On August 7, 1974, a 24-year-old French high-wire artist named Philippe Petit committed one of the most astonishing performance stunts of the late 20th century: he strung a thin cable in between the two towers of the World Trade Center and not only walked across, from one building to another, but did a nerve-wracking series of knee-bends and acrobatic movements on the cable, some 1,350 feet above the ground, before turning himself in. This occurred to the consternation and chagrin of Port Authority policemen, who immediately arrested Petit for the act -- prompting many to dub Petit's stunt "the artistic crime of the century." James Marsh's documentary Man on Wire revisits and recounts this chain of events some 34 years after they occurred. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
Year: 2008
Runtime: 90
Country: UK
MPAA Rating: PG13
for some sexuality and nudity, and drug references
Category: Feature
Color type
Deluxe
Duart
Sound
Dolby Digital
DTS
SDDS
Produced by
BBC
Discovery Films
Red Box Films
UK Film Council
Wall to Wall
Release
August 15, 2008 (USA - Limited)
by
Magnolia Pictures
Awards
2008 - Grand Jury Award for Best World Cinema Documentary - Sundance Film Festival
2008 - Audience Award for Best World Cinema Documentary - Sundance Film Festival
2008 - Audience Award - Sundance Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - Tribeca Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - Hot Docs International Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - Silverdocs Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - Seattle International Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - Los Angeles Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - Edinburgh International Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - Karlovy Vary International Film Festiva
2008 - Film Presented - Melbourne International Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - Sheffield International Documentary Fes
2008 - Best Documentary - National Board of Review
2008 - Best Documentary - Independent Spirit Awards
2008 - Best Documentary - Los Angeles Film Critics Association
2008 - Best Documentary - New York Film Critics Circle
2008 - Best Documentary - Washington D.C. Film Critics Associatio
2008 - Best Documentary Feature - Broadcast Film Critics Association
2008 - Best Documentary - New York Film Critics Online
2008 - Best Documentary - Boston Society of Film Critics
2008 - Best Documentary - St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Associat
2008 - Best Documentary - Southeastern Film Critics Association
2008 - Best Documentary - San Diego Film Critics Association
2008 - Best Documentary - Austin Film Critics
2008 - Best Documentary - Chicago Film Critics Association
2008 - Best British Film - London Film Critics Association
2008 - Best Documentary - Phoenix Film Critics Association
2008 - Best Documentary - Florida Film Critics
2008 - Best Documentary - Las Vegas Film Critics Association
2008 - Best Documentary - Toronto Film Critics Association
2008 - Best Documentary Feature - Houston Film Critics
2008 - Best Documentary - Dallas/Ft. Worth Film Critics
2008 - IDA Feature Documentary Award - International Documentary Association
2008 - Best Documentary - National Society of Film Critics
2008 - Best Documentary - Kansas City Film Critics Association
2008 - Best Documentary Feature - Broadcast Film Critics Association
2008 - Best British Film - British Academy of Film and Television
2008 - Best Documentary - Online Film Critics Association
2008 - Best Documentary Feature - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2008 - Best Documentary Feature - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2008 - Best Documentary - Independent Spirit Awards
2008 - Best Documentary Feature - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2008 - Best Documentary Feature - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2008 - Best Documentary - Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Associat