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Jul 25, 2008 · James Marsh’s “Man on Wire” is a thorough, understated and altogether enthralling documentary.
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Aug 4, 2008 · "Man on Wire" is about the vanquishing of the towers by bravery and joy, not by terrorism. Advertisement. We meet Philippe Petit, a French wire-walker, magician, unicyclist and street performer, who tells us he was sitting in a dentist's office when he saw a drawing of the proposed towers and knew he was destined to conquer them.
Nov 17, 2008 · In August 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit boldly --- and illegally --- fixed a rope between the tops of the still-young Twin Towers, a quarter mile off the ground. At daybreak, thousands of spectators gathered to watch in awe and adulation as he traversed the rope a full eight times in the course of an hour.
Jul 24, 2008 · 'Man On Wire': Defying Gravity And Time With a tightly woven narrative, James Marsh's superb documentary studies Philippe Petit's high-wire walk between the Twin Towers. Critic David...
Man on Wire is a 2008 documentary film directed by James Marsh. The film chronicles Philippe Petit 's 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center. It is based on Petit's 2002 book, To Reach the Clouds, released in paperback with the title Man on Wire.
Aug 7, 2008 · This engrossing documentary relives the Twin Towers' most transcendent moment. “There is no ‘why,’” Philippe Petit says he told the Port Authority policemen who questioned him following his...
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Jul 31, 2008 · In 1974, Philippe Petit shocked New York with his World Trade Centre high-wire act. It makes a riveting film, says Peter Bradshaw
