Man on Wire

Man on Wire (2008)

1974. 1350 feet up. The artistic crime of the century.

On August 7th 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit stepped out on a high wire, illegally rigged between New York's World Trade Center twin towers, then the world's tallest buildings. After nearly an hour of performing on the wire, 1,350 feet above the sidewalks of Manhattan, he was arrested. This fun and spellbinding documentary chronicles Philippe Petit's "highest" achievement.

Date of release
2008-08-01
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (1004)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Documentary
Director
James Marsh

Casting

  • Philippe Petit — Himself
  • Jean François Heckel — Himself
  • Jean-Louis Blondeau — Himself
  • Annie Allix — Herself
  • David Forman — Himself
  • Alan Welner — Himself
  • Barry Greenhouse — Himself
  • Jim Moore — Himself
  • Mark Lewis — Himself
  • Richard Nixon — Self (archive footage)

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