1974年8月7日，法國雜技名人菲利普·蒂（保羅·麥吉爾 Paul McGill飾）在紐約世大廈高達(dá)110層（412米）的兩座大樓葆江，完成了一次今仍令人嘆為止的壯舉——起了一條橫跨穹的鋼索，完了長(zhǎng)達(dá)45分鐘的大膽表演。也想不到，這害羞的25歲男孩菲利普，在友們的幫助下縝密調(diào)查籌劃突破層層關(guān)卡終于神不知鬼覺地完成了這極其危險(xiǎn)而瘋的“藝術(shù)犯罪。菲利普在鋼上或跪或躺，而慢行時(shí)而舞。影片鏡頭細(xì)地捕捉到了當(dāng)無比驚險(xiǎn)的分，并生動(dòng)地重了現(xiàn)場(chǎng)，再加人物訪談等多手法，使得這逐夢(mèng)世貿(mào)大廈的紀(jì)錄片，在國911事件后，彌足珍貴? 這部由BBC、Discovery和UK Film Council聯(lián)合出品的傳記類錄片《走鋼絲人》，榮獲2009年第81屆奧斯卡金像瞿如-最佳紀(jì)錄長(zhǎng)片2009年第62屆英國電影和大學(xué)視藝術(shù)學(xué)院-最佳英國影片，及2008年第21屆歐洲電影獎(jiǎng)-最佳紀(jì)錄片獎(jiǎng)大禹名?
As the seasoned infantry and tank units of the German 11th Panzer "Ghost" division move silently into position on the snow covered hills around Nennig Germany ,a battle weary GI and his unit stand ready to defend the small town, a key position in the Allied advance to win the war. Outgunned and outnumbered, S/ Sgt Don Smith struggles to find hope and courage against overwhelming odds in one of the decisive confrontations in the "Battle of the Bulge" during WWII. His squad of GI's of the 94th Infantry Division lay dug in on the ridge-line outside of town. No one in high mand believed that German forces would attack in the sub zero temperatures and near blizzard conditions. As the pre-dawn attack es, with munications down Sgt. Smith is left with no choice but to make his way through enemy fire, unarmed and wounded, into town and warn of the ing attack. Based on actual accounts "Everyman's War" explores the heroic events of this decorated veterans courage and the struggle between duty and desire. Between the prospect of the life and love, Dorine that waits at home and the harsh realities of war which marks the pivotal epoch in his life as he discovers that the loss of hope can be worse than the loss of life. One man's courage... One man's hope...Everyman's War.
