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Aug 4, 2008 · Every wire presented its own problems, and in rehearsing for the WTC, he built a wire the same distance in France. To simulate the winds, the movements of the buildings and the torsion of the wire, he had friends jiggle his wire, trying to toss him off. His balance was flawless.
Roger Ebert. "Man on Wire," one of the most talked-about documentaries of the year, tells the story of how a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit illegally walked on a tight wire between the two towers of the World Trade Center on Aug. 7, 1974.
Oprah Winfrey Re-creations notwithstanding, Man on Wire is an authentic documentary about the romantic spirit of adventure still found in the human heart, at least the heart of slightly-eccentric Phillipe Petit, who walked a wire between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.
Jul 25, 2008 · On August 7th 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York's twin towers, then the world’s tallest buildings. After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail before he was finally released.
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- James Marsh
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Parents need to know that Man on Wire is a 2008 documentary about a French tightrope walker who performed a high-wire act of epic proportions in 1974: He walked between the World Trade Center towers. There's a scene that is a time-lapse reenactment of a sexual encounter that Philippe Petit had with a….
- Magnolia Pictures
- James Marsh
Despite a known outcome, James Marsh's documentary offers sublime thrills - grafting the tense suspense of a heist film onto an existential dissection of artistic accomplishment and true...
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Jul 25, 2008 · 100% Tomatometer 160 Reviews 87% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings Using actual footage from the event seamlessly mingled with new re-enactments, filmmaker James Marsh masterfully recreates...
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