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29 de sept. de 2020 · Petit's "artistic crime of the century" inspired the films 'Man on a Wire' and 'The Walk.'. On August 7, 1974, a young Frenchman caught the attention of jaded New Yorkers by wire-walking between ...
14 de jul. de 2008 · http://www.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, ...
BY DAMON SMITH. PHILIPPE PETIT IN MAN ON WIRE. James Marsh has wrestled before with subjects — both fictional and real life — whose obsessions have fueled eccentric and, at times, even extreme behavior. In The Burger and the King (1996), based on David Adler‘s book, he chronicled Elvis Presley‘s lifelong habit of compulsive eating.
22 de ene. de 2008 · 1. Man On Wire relates the true story of Philippe Petit’s famous high-wire walk between the World Trade Center’s twin towers on August 7th, 1974. His awe-inspiring feat turned him into a media sensation. Petit’s adventure started at a young age, when he began studying magic tricks and performed on the city streets to entertain tourists.
After dancing for nearly an hour on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail before he was finally 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. — Official Synopsis.
4 de ago. de 2008 · I am afraid of heights. Now you know. That is one reason I was helplessly engrossed in "Man on Wire," the story of how Philippe Petit crossed eight times on a tight-wire between the two towers of the World Trade Center on Aug. 7, 1974. Another reason is that the documentary, a hybrid of actual and restaged footage, is constructed like a first-rate thriller.
24 de jul. de 2008 · He's the guy who in 1974 walked — and danced — on a wire between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, 110 stories above ground. When it was over and he was taken down in handcuffs ...
