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Man on Wire (2008)

US:: PG-13 UK:: 12A 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.

Updated May 10 2020

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Runtime: 94 mins Revenue: $2,957,978 Rating: 7.5 Tag Line: 1974. 1350 feet up. The artistic crime of the century. Homepage: Website

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

Crew

Michael Nyman

Music

Igor Martinovic

Director of Photography

James Marsh

Director