Man on Wire

Man on Wire

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

2008 en 94 minutes

Rating: 7.366

Plot

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.

Trailer

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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