Man on Wire
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
James Marsh
Philippe Petit
Jean-louis Blondeau
Annie Allix
Mark Lewis
Jean-francois Heckel
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
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.
Director
James Marsh
Cast
Philippe Petit
Jean-louis Blondeau
Annie Allix
Mark Lewis
Jean-francois Heckel
Barry Greenhouse
David Foreman
Alan Welner
Guy Tozzoli
Ardis Campbell
David Demato
Shawn Dempewolff
David Frank
Aaron Haskell
Paul Mcgill
Megan Delay
Jim Moore
Roxy Gillespie
Crew
Simone Abecassis
Marcelo Alves
Rik Andino
David Anthony
Nicole Arendt
Luis Arias
Gordon Arkenberg
Melinda Basaca
Danielle Beeber
Jonathan Bellet
Buck Berk
Eric Berkal
Alexandre Berman
Isabelle Berman
Brian Binsack
Christopher Blande
John Boughtwood
Daniel Briggs
Richard Brodet
W. Clark Bunting
Demian Cacciolo
Joe Cairo
Maria Cancreti
April Cary
Sarah Caughey
Simon Chinn
Jeanine Christiansen
Jessica Cimoch
Stephen Cipoletto
Simon Clarke
Rich Cohen
Molly Condit
Gheorghe Constantinescu
Gonzalo Cordoba
Meghan Corea
Lenny Crooks
Rene Crout
James Cullen
Alision Dalton
Milton Dean
Giancarlo Dellapina
David Dilley
Joseph Dillingham
Phil Dorling
Annette Drees
Laetitia Ducom
Adine Duron
Jacob Eben
Justin Eely
Corey Eisenstein
Claire Ellis
Helena Ely
Jason Emerton
Linzy Emery
Valerie Fanarjian
Liz Fay
John B. Ford
Olivia Foster
George Foulgham
Nick Fraser
John Frisbie
Nate Gallup
Kate George
Jinx Godfrey
James Gray
Peter Green
Victoria Gregory
Edvard Greig
Edvard Grieg
Andrea Grogan
Tahar Guendouzi
Sharoya Hall
T J Hallmuth
Jonathan Hewes
Robin Hilton
Tom Horovitch
Kelly D Hudson
Claire Hungate
Kevin Hunt
Aaron Jacobs
Chris Jara
Bub Jess
Bub Jess
Himesh Kar
Matt Katzive
James Kay
Nelson Khoury
Nelson Khoury
Tim Kilgour
Richard Klein
Gabe Kolodny
Gabe Kolodny
Johanna Kovitz
Bryan Landes
Joanna Lapping
Sherri Laurence
Al Lazzio
Thomas Leach
Damon Lemay
Jon Lerner
Michael Llingworth
Sharon Lomofsky
Daniel Lugo
Doug Lunt
James Madrid
Patrick Mahoney
Igor Martinovic
Lindsay Mattson
Simone Mclaughlin
Lisa Mcmahon
Andrea Meditch
Louis Menchise
Cassie Mensah
Virginia Meyers
Chris Milone
Anne Monnehay
Fiona Morham
Ramon Morillo
James Moritz
Gary Morris
Jason Murphree
Walter Murphy
Patrick Murray
Nikia Nelson
Nikla Nelson
Kathryn Nixon
Megan Nole
Teni Noravian
Pam Nullet
Michael Nyman
Michael Nyman
Philippe Petit
Arthur Pingrey
Diana Puntar
Amanda Pyne
Ann Queffelec
Luke Rainey
Juli Raja
J. Ralph
J. Ralph
Joshua Ralph
Joshua Ralph
Aaron Randall
Aaron Randall
David Reefer
Kelly Richardson
Paul Roberts
Steven Robinson
Steven Robinson
Ethan Rosenduft
Daniel Rutledge
Daniel Rutledge
Maureen A Ryan
Greg Sanderson
Erik Satie
Tswana L Saunders
Meg Schrock
Lora Scrignoli
Julie Sibony
Julie Sibony
Rick Siegel
Serdar Simga
Brian Smith
Curtis Smith
Magdalena Sole
Amy Spiegel
Elizabeth Stern
Dan Taggatz
Gab Taraboulsy
Lucy Teire
Chris Varga
John Vendetti
Lee Vickery
Carlos Vidal
Samantha Waite
Claire Warnes
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Claire Witham
Julie Wolf
Bentley A Wood
Steve Zak
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Wins
Best Documentary
Best Documentary
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Co-winner of the 2008 Satellite Award for Best Doumentary Motion Picture by the International Press Academy (IPA).
Winner of the 2008 award for Best Documentary by the Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC).
Winner of the 2008 award for Best Documentary by the Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA).
Winner of the 2008 award for Best Documentary by the National Board of Review (NBR).
Winner of the 2008 award for Best Documentary by the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA).
Winner of the 2008 award for Best Documentary Feature by the Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA).
Winner of the 2008 award for Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA).
Winner of the 2008 award for Best Non-Fiction Film (Documentary) by the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC).
Winner of the 2008 award for Best Non-Fiction Film by the National Society of Film Critics (NSFC).
Winner of the 2008 Eddie Award for Best Edited Documentary by the American Cinema Editors (ACE).
Winner of the 2008 Orange Award for Outstanding British Film by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
Winner of the 2008 Producer of the Year Award in Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures by the Producers Guild of America (PGA).
Winner of the 2008 Spirit Award for Best Documentary by Film Independent (FIND).
Winner of the Audience Award for Best International Feature at the 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival.
Winner of the award for Best Documentary Over 30 Minutes at the 2008 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
Winner of the Standard Life Audience Award at the 2008 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Winner of two awards including the Documentary World Cinema Jury Prize and the Documentary World Cinema Audience Award at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
Released in United States Summer July 25, 2008
Expanded Release in United States August 8, 2008
Released in United States on Video December 9, 2008
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States January 2008
Released in United States April 2008
Released in United States June 2008
Released in United States July 2008
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Special Presentation) May 22-June 15, 2008.
Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (Spotlight) April 23-May 4, 2008.
Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Special Presentations) April 17-27, 2008.
Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Summer Previews) June 19-29, 2008.
Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival June 16-23, 2008.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (British Gala) June 18-29, 2008.
Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Documentary Films in Competition) July 4-12, 2008.
Based on the book "To Reach the Clouds: My High Wire Walk Between the Twin Towers" by Philippe Petit; published by North Point Press September 4, 2002.
Released in United States Summer July 25, 2008
Expanded Release in United States August 8, 2008
Released in United States on Video December 9, 2008
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Special Presentation) May 22-June 15, 2008.)
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (Spotlight) April 23-May 4, 2008.)
Released in United States January 2008 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema Documentary Competition) January 17-27, 2008.)
Released in United States April 2008 (Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Special Presentations) April 17-27, 2008.)
Released in United States June 2008 (Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Summer Previews) June 19-29, 2008.)
Released in United States June 2008 (Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival June 16-23, 2008.)
Released in United States June 2008 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (British Gala) June 18-29, 2008.)
Released in United States July 2008 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Documentary Films in Competition) July 4-12, 2008.)
Co-winner of the 2008 award for Best Feature Documentary by the International Documentary Association (IDA).
