Man on Wire
2008, Film, 94 min, Biography, Crime, Documentary, English, United States, MoviePedia score 81
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.
Directed by James Marsh
Cast
- Philippe Petit as Self
- Jean François Heckel as Self
- Jean-Louis Blondeau as Self
- Annie Allix as Self
- David Forman as Self
- Alan Welner as Self
- Mark Lewis as Self
- Barry Greenhouse as Self
- Jim Moore as Self
- Guy F. Tozzoli as Self
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