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James Marsh - news / articles


  • Man On Wire: James Marsh Interview - 28 July 2008
    -We caught up with director James Marsh to get the inside track on the making of his critically-acclaimed documentary. It follows the amazing true-life story of French high wire walker Philippe Petit, who, in 1974 illegally put a cable between the Twin Towers and spe

James Marsh - what members say


  • Wisconsin Death Trip
  • Wisconsin Death Trip review by Ruth Jenner from Surbiton
    Rated - 4 stars Settlers Unsettled 15 September 2004
    ...Distilled from period newspaper reports into a book by Michael Lesy, director James Marsh has taken the astonishing events that took place in Wisconsin's Black River Falls...  

James Marsh - filmography


  • Wisconsin Death Trip
  • Wisconsin Death Trip on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Krista Grambow,  Marilyn White,  John Schneider
    Director: James Marsh
    Certificate: 15
    Based on Michael Lesy's 1973 book of the same name, WISCONSIN DEATH TRIP is a strikingly original non-fiction film that tells the strange story of one cursed American community. In the late 1890s, the small rural town of Black River Falls, Wisconsin, suffered an incredibly bizarre crisis. ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 61% from 160 members
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  • Montenegro
  • Montenegro (1981)
    Starring: Susan Anspach,  Erland Josephson,  Marianna Jacobi
    Director: Dusan Makavejev
    Certificate: TBC
    From eccentric Yugoslavian director Dusan Makavejev (SWEET MOVIE) comes this edgy comedy about a bored woman's liberation through sex. Unhappy American spouse Marilyn Jordan (Susan Anspach) is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. She lives with her remote husband, Martin -- the erotic equivalent of ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 72% from 4 members
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  • John Cale - John Cale
  • John Cale - John Cale on DVD
    Starring: John Cale
    Director: James Marsh
    Certificate: 15
    A founding member of American rock outfit The Velvet Underground, John Cale brought an avant-garde sensibility to the band. Although a classically trained artist, John was seduced by the New York music scene of the 1960s, which ultimately led him to a place in the band and music history. However, ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 68% from 15 members
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James Marsh facts

5 most recent films


Man on Wire - 4.0 stars
The King - 3.0 stars
The King - 3.0 stars
Wisconsin Death Trip - 3.0 stars
Montenegro - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films


Man on Wire - 4.0 stars
The King - 3.0 stars
Wisconsin Death Trip - 3.0 stars
Montenegro - 3.5 stars
John Cale - John Cale - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films


Man on Wire - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
The King - 3.0 stars
John Cale - John Cale - 3.5 stars
Montenegro - 3.5 stars
Wisconsin Death Trip - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars


Philippe Petit - 2 times - show films
Barry Greenhouse - 2 times - show films
Aaron Haskell - 2 times - show films
Paul McGill - 2 times - show films
Jean François Heckel - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors


Dusan Makavejev - 1 times - show films