Synopsis

Back in 1966, the Twin Towers were yet to be built. The French high wire artist Philippe Petit read about the futuristic building plans during a visit to the dentist. In a moment of inspiration, the 17-year-old drew a line between them. In Man on Wire James Marsh reconstructs how Petit and his accomplices attempted to achieve the impossible in the years that followed. Marsh constantly switches between the preparations and the day of the feat, building the tension in the process. When the magic moment has finally arrived, on 26 August 1974 at seven in the morning, the viewer believes he is the witness to something unique. The story of one man’s illegal high wire walk between the Twin Towers is an amazing tale that has, unsurprisingly, been told many times before: in newspapers, in the children’s book, and in Petit’s own inimitable prose. Thus British-born director James Marsh couldn’t believe his luck when the funambulist agreed that he should be the man to bring the story, hailed by many as ‘the artistic crime of the century’, to the screen. Through this film, the director proves that this is a story only now being told properly. Marsh wisely makes full use of the big screen to bring an added visual dimension to the tale that simply doesn’t exist on the page.

Director

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  James Marsh
  

  James Marsh was born in 1963 in England. He is an Academy Awardwinning director at first best known for directing the cult film Wisconsin Death Trip . Man on Wire won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 81st annual Oscars, the BAFTA award for best British film, the Independent Spirit award, and many others. The film has had a hugely positive audience response and was among the Top Ten Films of 2008 on many critics’ lists.
  
  Red Riding: 1980 (2009)
  Man on Wire (2008)
  The King (2005)
  The Team (2005)
  Wisconsin Death Trip (1999)

Credits

• Director  James Marsh
• Producer  Simon Chinn
• Cinematographer  Igor Martinovic
• Editor  Jinx Godfrey
• Music  Michael Nyman

Production Company

• Production Company  Wall to Wall production
• Address  8-9 Spring Place Kentish Town London, NW5 3ER, England
• Tel  44 20 7485 7424
• Fax  44 20 7267 5292
• Email  production@walltowall.co.uk

Distributor/World Sales

• Distributor/World Sales  Jinjin Pictures
• Address  Business Strategy Plan and Distribution 3F. 143 Sogyeok-dong, Jongro-gu, Seoul, 110-200, Korea
• Tel  82 2 3672 0181
• Fax  82 2 741 5225
• Email  teonj@jinjinpic.co.kr