The Resource Man on wire, Discovery Films, BBC Storyville, and the UK Film Council present ; a Wall to Wall production, in association with Red Box Films ; directed by James Marsh ; produced by Simon Chinn, (videorecording)
Man on wire, Discovery Films, BBC Storyville, and the UK Film Council present ; a Wall to Wall production, in association with Red Box Films ; directed by James Marsh ; produced by Simon Chinn, (videorecording)
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The item Man on wire, Discovery Films, BBC Storyville, and the UK Film Council present ; a Wall to Wall production, in association with Red Box Films ; directed by James Marsh ; produced by Simon Chinn, (videorecording) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
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- Summary
- "On August 7th, 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between the New York World Trade Center's Twin Towers. After dancing for nearly an hour on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail, before finally being released. This extraordinary documentary incorporates Petit's personal footage to show how he overcame seemingly insurmountable challenges to achieve the artistic crime of the century"--Container
- Language
-
- eng
- spa
- eng
- eng
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (94 min.)
- Note
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- Special features (43 min.): "Philippe Petit - Sydney, 1973" short film (20 min.); "An interview with Philippe Petit" (13 min.); "The man who walked between the Towers" animated film (c2005, 10 min.)
- Based on the memoir: To reach the clouds / by Philippe Petit
- Label
- Man on wire
- Title
- Man on wire
- Statement of responsibility
- Discovery Films, BBC Storyville, and the UK Film Council present ; a Wall to Wall production, in association with Red Box Films ; directed by James Marsh ; produced by Simon Chinn
- Language
-
- eng
- spa
- eng
- eng
- Summary
- "On August 7th, 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between the New York World Trade Center's Twin Towers. After dancing for nearly an hour on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail, before finally being released. This extraordinary documentary incorporates Petit's personal footage to show how he overcame seemingly insurmountable challenges to achieve the artistic crime of the century"--Container
- Awards note
- Academy Award for Documentary Feature, 2008
- Cataloging source
- TEFMT
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Director of photography, Igor Martinovic ; film editor, Jinx Godfrey ; music by Michael Nyman, J. Ralph
- Intended audience
- MPAA rating: PG-13; for some sexuality, nudity, and drug use
- Language note
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- In English, with optional Spanish subtitles
- Closed-captioned
- PerformerNote
- Philippe Petit
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1963-
- 1949-
- 1949-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Marsh, James
- Chinn, Simon
- Petit, Philippe
- Nyman, Michael
- Ralph, J.
- Petit, Philippe
- Discovery Films
- BBC Storyville (Firm)
- UK Film Council
- Wall to Wall (Firm)
- Red Box Films
- Magnolia Pictures (Firm)
- Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Runtime
- 94
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Petit, Philippe
- World Trade Center (New York, N.Y. : 1970-2001)
- Aerialists
- Tightrope walking
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- Man on wire, Discovery Films, BBC Storyville, and the UK Film Council present ; a Wall to Wall production, in association with Red Box Films ; directed by James Marsh ; produced by Simon Chinn, (videorecording)
- Note
-
- Special features (43 min.): "Philippe Petit - Sydney, 1973" short film (20 min.); "An interview with Philippe Petit" (13 min.); "The man who walked between the Towers" animated film (c2005, 10 min.)
- Based on the memoir: To reach the clouds / by Philippe Petit
- Color
- mixed
- Configuration of playback channels
- mixed
- Control code
- 252904015
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (94 min.)
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 876964001564
- Other physical details
- sd., col. with b&w sequences
- Publisher number
- 10156
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
- (OCoLC)252904015
- System details
- DVD; Region 1; NTSC; Widescreen format (1.78:1) ;Dolby digital 5.1 or Dolby digital 2.0
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- Man on wire, Discovery Films, BBC Storyville, and the UK Film Council present ; a Wall to Wall production, in association with Red Box Films ; directed by James Marsh ; produced by Simon Chinn, (videorecording)
- Note
-
- Special features (43 min.): "Philippe Petit - Sydney, 1973" short film (20 min.); "An interview with Philippe Petit" (13 min.); "The man who walked between the Towers" animated film (c2005, 10 min.)
- Based on the memoir: To reach the clouds / by Philippe Petit
- Color
- mixed
- Configuration of playback channels
- mixed
- Control code
- 252904015
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (94 min.)
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 876964001564
- Other physical details
- sd., col. with b&w sequences
- Publisher number
- 10156
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
- (OCoLC)252904015
- System details
- DVD; Region 1; NTSC; Widescreen format (1.78:1) ;Dolby digital 5.1 or Dolby digital 2.0
- Video recording format
- DVD
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