Man on Wire

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Man on Wire (2008)

Directed by James Marsh

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

Documentary · 1h 34m

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

Crew

Director
James Marsh
Writer
Philippe Petit
Director of Photography
Igor Martinović
Editor
Jinx Godfrey
Producer
Simon Chinn

Details

Release date
2008-08-01
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English, French
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
Red Box Films, Discovery Films, BBC Storyville, UK Film Council, Wall to Wall
Box office
$2,957,978