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British Academy of Film & Television Arts Outstanding British Film 2009 · Winner
Academy Award Documentary (Feature) 2009 · Winner
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Carl Foreman Award 2009 · Nominated
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Outstanding British Film 2009 · Winner
Academy Award Documentary (Feature) 2009 · Winner
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Carl Foreman Award 2009 · Nominated
Using actual footage from the event seamlessly mingled with new re-enactments, filmmaker James Marsh masterfully recreates high-wire daredevil Philippe Petit's 1974 stunt: performing acrobatics on a thin wire strung between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Plotting his feat like a master cat burglar, Petit enlists the help of a motley...