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    Man on Wire

    Man on Wire

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

    2008

    1:34:38

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    7.4/10 (896)

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    Man on Wire

    Genre

    Documentary

    Plot

    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.

    Director

    James Marsh

    Writers

    Philippe Petit,

    Stars

    Philippe Petit, Jean François Heckel, Jean-Louis Blondeau, Annie Allix, David Forman,