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.
Title | Man on Wire |
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Year | 2008 |
Genre | Documentary |
Country | United Kingdom |
Studio | Red Box Films, Discovery Films, BBC Storyville, UK Film Council, Wall to Wall |
Cast | Philippe Petit, Jean François Heckel, Jean-Louis Blondeau, Annie Allix, David Forman, Alan Welner |
Crew | James Marsh (Director), Igor Martinović (Director of Photography), Simon Chinn (Producer), Jonathan Hewes (Executive Producer), Maureen A. Ryan (Co-Producer), Andrea Meditch (Executive Producer) |
Keyword | judge, 1970s, juggler, street artist, jail, fame, hiding, tower, tightrope, world trade center, notre dame cathedral |
Release | Aug 01, 2008 |
Runtime | 94 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.37 / 10 by 866 users |