Film

Man on Wire

2008 · 1h 34m · Documentary

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

IMDb

7.7

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

Metacritic

89

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

Jean François Heckel

Himself

Jean-Louis Blondeau

Himself

Annie Allix

Herself

David Forman

Himself

Alan Welner

Himself

Barry Greenhouse

Himself

Jim Moore

Himself

Mark Lewis

Himself

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

• James MarshDirector
• Philippe PetitWriter
• Simon ChinnProducer
• Nick FraserExecutive Producer
• Jonathan HewesExecutive Producer
• Andrea MeditchExecutive Producer
• Igor MartinovićDirector of Photography
• Jinx GodfreyEditor

Man on Wire TrailerMan On Wire - Official UK Trailer (2008)

Release date

August 1, 2008

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

PG-13

Revenue

$2,957,978

Genres

Documentary

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