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Discovery Films |
Release Date:
July 25, 2008
Summary:
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 7:15 AM, Philippe took his first step on the high wire 1,350 feet above the sidewalks of Manhattan. [Magnolia Pictures]
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Details
| Runtime: | 94 min |
| Rating: | Rated PG-13 for some sexuality and nudity, and drug references. |
| Production: | UK Film Council |
| Genres: | Crime, Documentary |
| Countries: | USA, UK |
| Languages: | English, French |
| Home Release Date: | Dec 9, 2008 |
| Director | Credit |
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| James Marsh | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
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| Philippe Petit | Book "To Reach The Clouds" |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
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| Philippe Petit | Himself |
| Cast | Credit |
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| Aaron Haskell | Jean-François - Drama Reconstructions |
| Alan Welner | Himself |
| Annie Allix | Herself |
| Ardis Campbell | Annie - Drama Reconstructions |
| Barry Greenhouse | Himself |
| David Demato | Jean-Louis - Drama Reconstructions |
| David Forman | Himself |
| Guy F. Tozzoli | Himself |
| Jean François Heckel | Himself |
| Jean-Louis Blondeau | Himself |
| Jim Moore | Himself |
| Mark Lewis | Himself |
| Paul McGill | Philippe - Drama Reconstructions |
| Shawn Dempewolff-Barrett | David - Drama Reconstructions |
| Producer | Credit |
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| Andrea Meditch | Executive Producer: Discovery Films |
| Jonathan Hewes | Executive Producer |
| Liz Fay | Archive Producer |
| Maureen A. Ryan | Co-Producer |
| Nick Fraser | Executive Producer: BBC |
| Simon Chinn | Producer |
| Victoria Gregory | Co-Producer |
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