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Philippe Petit Documentary Man on Wire
Posted August 7, 2008
The terrific new documentary about Philippe Petit's legendary 1974
wire walk between the twin towers of the brand new World Trade Center
is now open in NYC and opens nationally August 8. For bonus points,
which Carmine Street Juggler performed in an earlier movie by Man
on Wire director James Marsh?
Synopsis
From manonwire.com
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.
Following six and a half years of dreaming of the towers, Petit spent
eight months in New York City planning the execution of the coup.
Aided by a team of friends and accomplices, Petit was faced with
numerous extraordinary challenges: he had to find a way to bypass the
WTC's security; smuggle the heavy steel cable and rigging equipment
into the towers; pass the wire between the two rooftops; anchor the
wire and tension it to withstand the winds and the swaying of the
buildings. The rigging was done by night in complete secrecy. At
7:15am, Philippe took his first step on the high wire 1,350 feet above
the sidewalks of Manhattan.
James Marsh's documentary brings Petit's extraordinary adventure to
life through the testimony of Philippe himself and some of the
co-conspirators who helped him create the unique and magnificent
spectacle that became known as "the artistic crime of the
century."
Based on the book To Reach The Clouds by Philippe Petit.
Now Showing
movietickets.com
- Landmark Sunshine Cinema
- AMC Empire 25
- CC East 86th Street
- Lincoln Plaza Cinemas
It was Marcus!
Marcus Monroe appeared in Marsh's 2000 film, Wisconsin Death
Trip, which also included elements of documentary taken from
historical documents and dramatic reenactments. For more info, see imdb.com/title/tt0210389/
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