Man on Wire (2008)

Film · 94m · August 1, 2008

Documentary

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

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.

Philippe Petit

Himself

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Jean François Heckel

Himself

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Jean-Louis Blondeau

Himself

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Annie Allix

Herself

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David Forman

Himself

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Alan Welner

Himself

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Barry Greenhouse

Himself

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Jim Moore

Himself

Mark Lewis

Himself

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

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