Man on Wire (2008)
- Director(s):
- James Marsh
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Category:
- Documentary, Independent Films
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On August 7, 1974, a 24-year-old French high-wire artist named Philippe Petit committed one of the most astonishing performance stunts of the late 20th century: he strung a thin cable in between the two towers of the World Trade Center and not only walked across, from one building to another, but did a nerve-wracking series of knee-bends and acrobatic movements on the cable, some 1,350 feet above the ground, before turning himself in. This occurred to the consternation and chagrin of Port Authority policemen, who immediately arrested Petit for the act -- prompting many to dub Petit's stunt "the artistic crime of the century." James Marsh's documentary Man on Wire revisits and recounts this chain of events some 34 years after they occurred. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Man on Wire
- Director(s):
- James Marsh
- Producer(s):
- Simon Chinn
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Drug Content, Sexual Situations, Brief Nudity)
- Categories:
- Documentary, Independent Films
- 2008 - Alliance of Women Film Journalists - Best Documentary
- 2008 - Austin Film Critics - Best Documentary
- 2008 - Boston Society of Film Critics - Best Documentary
- 2008 - Broadcast Film Critics Association - Best Documentary Feature
- 2008 - Chicago Film Critics Association - Best Documentary
- 2008 - Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Association - Best Documentary
- 2008 - Dallas/Ft. Worth Film Critics - Best Documentary
- 2008 - Florida Film Critics - Best Documentary
- 2008 - Houston Film Critics - Best Documentary Feature
- 2008 - International Documentary Association - IDA Feature Documentary Award
- 2008 - Kansas City Film Critics Association - Best Documentary
- 2008 - Las Vegas Film Critics Association - Best Documentary
- 2008 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Documentary
- 2008 - National Board of Review - Best Documentary
- 2008 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Documentary
- 2008 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Documentary
- 2008 - New York Film Critics Online - Best Documentary
- 2008 - Online Film Critics Association - Best Documentary
- 2008 - Phoenix Film Critics Association - Best Documentary
- 2008 - San Diego Film Critics Association - Best Documentary
- 2008 - Southeastern Film Critics Association - Best Documentary
- 2008 - St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association - Best Documentary
- 2008 - Sundance Film Festival - Audience Award
- 2008 - Sundance Film Festival - Grand Jury Award for Best World Cinema Documentary
- 2008 - Toronto Film Critics Association - Best Documentary
- 2008 - Washington D.C. Film Critics Association - Best Documentary
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