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Man on Wire is a documentary film selected for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. It is about Philippe Petit and his illegal 1974 tightrope walk between the two towers of the World Trade Center. It won for Best Documentary Oscar in 2009 at 81st Academy Awards on February 22, 2009. .
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Petit's Story
Philippe Petit, born on August 13, 1949, performed on the streets of Paris before taking up tightrope walking.Time: High-Wire Act (July 24, 2008) On August 7, 1974, Petit walked 1,350 feet above the ground across a tightrope strung 130 feet between the two towers of the World Trade Center.New York: A Documentary Film: The Center of the World: Philippe Petit Petit walked across the rope for approximately 45 minutes.Gothamist: Philippe Petit, Man on Wire (July 24, 2008) Although Petit was arrested after coming down from the rope, he became an instant folk hero and charges against him were ultimately dropped.New York: A Documentary Film: The Center of the World: Philippe PetitTightrope Trivia
- Tightrope walking is also called "funambulism"
- Ideal wire thickness: 21mmSimply Circus: Tight Wire
- Performed in thin slippers or barefoot
- The Russian town of Tsovkra-1 is known as the "World Tightrope Walking Center"Reuters: Russian village's tightrope walking prowess (August 30, 2007)
- Tightrope walking at extreme heights is known as "highwire act" or "skywalking"Time: High-Wire Act (July 24, 2008)
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Man on Wire Background
- Official Site: Man on Wire
- IMDb: Man on Wire
- Rotten Tomatoes: Man on Wire Movie Reviews
- The New York Times: Man on Wire Review
- Metacritic: Man on Wire Movie Reviews
- New York Post: Philippe Petit Interview (July 13, 2008)
- Oscars: Oscar Acceptance Speeches Man on Wire
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@Lyndoneugene lol come on man I know that but I'm saying it's not like getting the dreamcast for free...them wire DVDs are still urs
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buenisima seleccion que hicimos del Videodromo: Anvil, The Player y Man on Wire
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Watching Man on Wire. Fascinating stuff!
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Good thing I picked up Favre from the waiver wire prior to week 6. The man is on fire!
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@dmitry two of my favorite movies I watched this year "man on wire" & "diving bell and the butterfly"
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