Man on Wire
"1974. 1350 feet up. The artistic crime of the century."
Documentary
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.
🎬 DirectorJames Marsh
📅 Release2008-08-01
🌍 CountryUnited Kingdom
🗣 LanguageFrench, English
🏢 StudioRed Box Films, Discovery Films, BBC Storyville
🗳 Votes961
🔥 Popularity1
💵 Revenue$2,957,978
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🎭 Cast
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)
🎥 Crew
Director
James Marsh
Writer
Philippe Petit
Producer
Simon Chinn
Executive Producer
Nick Fraser
Co-Producer
Victoria Gregory
Executive Producer
Jonathan Hewes
Executive Producer
Andrea Meditch
Co-Producer
Maureen A. Ryan
Music
Michael Nyman
Music
J. Ralph
🖼 Gallery
🏷 Keywords
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💬 Reviews
If you ever saw “Spills and Chills” (1949) then you’ll get a sense of mankind’s obsession with doing daft things at great altitude. This takes that audacity just one step further as it introduces us to French acrobat Philippe Petit who has designs on the ultimate on American daftness. He is going to string some high wires between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York and se…
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