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Man on Wire

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

2008★ 7.4 · 9721h 34mDocumentary

Overview

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.

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Cast

Philippe Petit
as Himself

Richard Nixon
as Self (archive footage)

Mark Lewis
as Himself

Jim Moore
as Himself

Jean François Heckel
as Himself

Barry Greenhouse
as Himself

Annie Allix
as Herself

Jean-Louis Blondeau
as Himself

David Forman
as Himself

Alan Welner
as Himself

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7.4/ 10

972 TMDB votes

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Release date: 2008-08-01

Revenue: $2,957,978

Runtime: 1h 34m

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Documentary

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