SYNOPSIS: On August 7th 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York's twin towers, then the worlds tallest buildings. After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail before he was finally released. Following six and a half years of dreaming of the towers, Petit spent eight months in New York City planning the execution of the coup. Aided by a team of friends and accomplices, Petit was faced with numerous extraordinary challenges: he had to find a way to bypass the WTCs security; smuggle the heavy steel cable and rigging equipment into the towers; pass the wire between the two rooftops; anchor the wire and tension it to withstand the winds and the swaying of the buildings. The rigging was done by night in complete secrecy. At 7:15 AM, Philippe took his first step on the high wire 1,350 feet above the sidewalks of Manhattan. James Marsh's documentary brings Petits extraordinary adventure to life through the testimony of Philippe himself, and some of the co-conspirators who helped him create the unique and magnificent spectacle that became known as the artistic crime of the century.


 IMDb.............: User Rating of 8.2/10

 Year.............: 2008
 Country..........: UK/USA
 Runtime..........: 94 Minutes
 Audio............: English 5.1, English 2.0
 Subtitles........: Spanish
 Video Format.....: NTSC 
 Aspect Ratio.....: 1.78:1
 DVD Format.......: Anamorphic 
 DVD Source.......: DVD9
 DVD Distributor..: Magnolia
 Program..........: DVD Decrypter 
 Average Bit Rate.: 6.95 Mb/sec 

Menus............: Untouched
Video............: Untouched
DVD-extras.......: Untouched
DVD-Audio........: Untouched

Extras:
 .  Sydney Harbor Bridge Crossing  (1973) - 20:13
 .  Philippe Petit Interview - 12:38
 .  The Man Who Walked Between Two Towers - 10:50

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James Marsh wrote:
“I have the mind of a criminal.” That was the first thing Philippe Petit told me when I met him.  He then went on to show me how he could kill a man with a copy of People magazine and, before we parted, he picked my pocket.  Here was an extraordinary individual who viewed the world in a unique way.  Not least, from heights and views that no other man has ever seen.


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