Aug 01, 2008
94 min
Full-HD

Man on Wire (2008)

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.

Category

Documentary

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Red Box Films Discovery Films BBC Storyville UK Film Council Wall to Wall

Philippe Petit

Himself

Jean François Heckel

Himself

Jean-Louis Blondeau

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Annie Allix

Herself

David Forman

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Alan Welner

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Barry Greenhouse

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Jim Moore

Himself

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