Man on Wire (2008)

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PG-13 | 1 hr 30 mins | Historical, Documentary, Foreign, Adaptation | Released: 7/25/2008 |Box Office Total: $2.9M

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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 world’s 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 WTC’s 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.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
7/25/2008

Director	Credit
James Marsh	Director
Cast	Credit
Philippe Petit	Interviewee
Jean-Louis Blondeau	Petit's Friend
Annie Allix	Girlfriend/ Partner
Mark Lewis	Interviewee
Jean-Francois Heckel	- Cast
Barry Greenhouse	Interviewee
David Foreman	Interviewee
Alan Welner	Interviewee
Guy Tozzoli	Interviewee
Ardis Campbell	Annie
David Demato	Jean-Louis
Shawn Dempewolff	David
David Frank	Alan
Aaron Haskell	Jean-Francois
Paul McGill	Philippe
Megan Delay	The Admirer
Jim Moore	Interviewee
Production Credits	Credit
Maureen A Ryan	Co-Producer
Jonathan Hewes	Executive Producer
Simon Chinn	Producer
Andrea Meditch	Executive Producer
Liz Fay	Producer - Archival Producer
Victoria Gregory	Co-Producer
Nick Fraser	Executive Producer
Lenny Crooks	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Discovery Films	Production Company
BBC	Production Company
U.K. Film Council	Production Company
Wall to Wall Productions	Production Company
Red Box Films	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Magnolia Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Magnolia Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Cineart	Foreign Distribution Rights
Icon Film Distribution (IFD)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Icon Film Distribution (IFD)	Foreign Video Distributor
Diaphana Distribution	Foreign Distribution Rights
Discovery Channel Productions	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd.	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Arsenal Filmverleih	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Filmware International	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Shin-Nippon Films, Co. Ltd.	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Budapest Film	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Tour de Force (TDF)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Polyfilm Distribution	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Tiglon	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Writer	Credit
Philippe Petit	Source Material
Accounting	Credit
Simone Abecassis	Production Accountant
Amanda Pyne	Finance Manager - Production Finance
Art Department	Credit
Nikla Nelson	Set Decorator (New York)
Roxy Gillespie	Lead Person
Marcelo Alves	Art Department - Art Production Assistant
Jason Murphree	Painter - Scenic Painter
April Cary	Set Dresser
Sharon Lomofsky	Production Designer (New York)
Jeanine Christiansen	Set Dresser
Juli Raja	Painter - Scenic Painter
Christopher Blande	Art Department - Art Production Assistant
Jacob Eben	Set Dresser
Jessica Cimoch	Art Department - Art Production Assistant
Doug Lunt	Set Dresser
Kelly D Hudson	Art Department - Art Production Assistant
James Moritz	Set Dresser
Daniel Lugo	Art Department - Art Production Assistant
Simone McLaughlin	Art Department - Art Production Assistant
Pam Nullet	Art Department - Art Production Assistant
Casting	Credit
Adine Duron	Casting Director (New York)
Craft Services	Credit
Patrick Mahoney	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
David Dilley	Photography - Stills Photographer
Gordon Arkenberg	Assistant Camera
Buck Berk	Loader
Jonathan Bellet	Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
Luke Rainey	Colorist
Rick Siegel	Cinematographer (New York)
Igor Martinovic	Director of Photography
James Madrid	Loader
Rene Crout	Assistant Camera
Damon LeMay	Assistant Camera
Lee Vickery	Assistant Camera
Film Sales Financing	Credit
U.K. Film Council	Funding
The Works International	Distribution Sales International Sales
Legal	Credit
Claire Hungate	Legal Services - Legal Advisor
Tom Horovitch	Legal Services - Legal Advisor
Cassie Mensah	Legal Services - Legal Advisor
Sarah Caughey	Legal Services
James Kay	Legal Services
Robin Hilton	Legal Services
Jon Lerner	Legal Services - Legal and Business Affairs
Julie Wolf	Legal Services - Legal and Business Affairs
Jason Emerton	Legal Services - Legal and Business Affairs
Music	Credit
Bub Jess	Music Producer - Score Producer
Bub Jess	Music Arranger
Arthur Pingrey	Music Engineer - Pro-tools & Computer Programming
Joshua Ralph	Song
The Michael Nyman Orchestra	Song Performer
Michael Nyman	Music
Michael Nyman	Song
Fleetwood Mac	Song Performer
Brian Binsack	Music Engineer - 2nd Engineer
John Boughtwood	Music - Music Consultant
Peter Green	Song
Joshua Ralph	Music
Walter Murphy	Song Performer
The Sunshine Band	Song Performer
Ralph Vaughan Williams	Song
The Michael Nyman Band	Song Performer
Erik Satie	Song
Edvard Greig	Song
The English Northern Philharmonic	Song Performer
Ann Queffelec	Song Performer
Philadelphia Orchestra	Song Performer
Gheorghe Constantinescu	Song Performer
Production Management	Credit
Annette Drees	Script Supervisor (New York)
Isabelle Berman	Location Assistant - Location Fixer (2nd Unit)
Curtis Smith	Assistant Director (New York)
Nelson Khoury	Location Scout
Danielle Beeber	Assistant Production Coordinator
Nelson Khoury	Production Supervisor (New York)
Claire Witham	Production Coordinator
Magdalena Sole	Unit Production Manager (New York)
Kate George	Production Manager
Olivia Foster	Production Manager
Samantha Waite	Production Coordinator (New York)
Tswana L Saunders	Location Scout
Eric Berkal	Assistant Director (New York)
Dan Taggatz	Assistant Director
Laetitia Ducom	Production Coordinator (2nd Unit)
Publicity	Credit
Matt Katzive	Publicity - Communications
Sound	Credit
George Foulgham	Rerecording Mixer
Lisa McMahon	Sound Editor
Steven Robinson	Sound Recordist (New York)
Giancarlo Dellapina	Sound Recordist (2nd Unit)
James Cullen	Rerecording Mixer
Claire Ellis	Sound Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Serdar Simga	Matte Painter - Digital Matte Painter
Lucy Teire	Visual Effects Producer
Simon Clarke	Visual Effects Supervisor
Tim Kilgour	3-D Animator
Paul Roberts	2-D Animator
Steven Robinson	Digital Effects - Digital Imaging Technican
Teni Noravian	Digital Effects - Digital Compositor
Michael llingworth	Digital Effects - Digital Rostrum
Demian Cacciolo	Digital Effects - Digital Image Scanning
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Kathryn Nixon	Costume Designer (New York)
Sherri Laurence	Makeup Artist - Chief Hair/Make-up Artist (New York)
Amy Spiegel	Hair - Hair/Make-up (New York)
Melinda Basaca	Wardrobe Assistant
Andrea Grogan	Wardrobe - Wardrobe Intern
Maria Cancreti	Makeup - Make Up/Hair Assistant
Chris Milone	Makeup - Make Up/Hair Assistant
Meghan Corea	Wardrobe Assistant
Gabe Kolodny	Wardrobe Assistant - Wardrobe Production Assistant
Virginia Meyers	Makeup - Make Up/Hair Assistant

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