Film
Man on Wire
7.420081h 34m
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.
- Director
- James Marsh
- Released
- 1 August 2008
- Original language
- English
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Cast
Philippe Petit
Himself
JF
Jean François Heckel
Himself
JB
Jean-Louis Blondeau
Himself
AA
Annie Allix
Herself
DF
David Forman
Himself
AW
Alan Welner
Himself
BG
Barry Greenhouse
Himself
JM
Jim Moore
Himself
Mark Lewis
Himself
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
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