Man on Wire

Man on Wire (2008)

7.4 94 min Movie
Documentary

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.

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Cast

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

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