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Man on Wire

08/01/2008

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1hr 34min

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Documentary

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

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Philippe Petit
  • Jean François Heckel
  • Jean-Louis Blondeau
  • Annie Allix
  • David Forman

    Director

  • James Marsh

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

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

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • French
  • English

Cast

Philippe Petit

Himself

Jean François Heckel

Himself

Jean-Louis Blondeau

Himself

Annie Allix

Herself

Alan Welner

Himself

Barry Greenhouse

Himself

Jim Moore

Himself

Richard Nixon

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