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Man on Wire

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

7.388 average rating
7.388
English / 94 MIN. / 2008

The Genres

The Synopsis

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.

The Cast

Philippe PetitJean François HeckelJean-Louis BlondeauAnnie AllixDavid FormanAlan WelnerBarry GreenhouseJim MooreMark Lewis

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