Year 1
Host: Chetrinity
Main Cast: Philippe Petit
Director: James Marsh
Cinematography: Igor Martinovic
Screenplay by: N/A
Musical Score: J. Ralph, Michael Nyman
Year of Release: 2008
Rating: 12
Genre: Biographical Documentary
Country: United Kingdom / United States
Awards Won: Sundance Film Festival - Jury Prize and Audience Award, World Cinema: Documentary
Budget: £1.1 million
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Adapted for Film from To Reach the Clouds by Philippe Petit (p. 2002)
Duration: 1hr 34mins
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Favourite Quote: "There is no 'why?'"
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Optimism Creeps into the Last Days of the Documentary Boom
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