Film
Man on Wire
2008· PG-13· 1h 34m· Documentary
“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.
2008-08-01
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Key Crew
DirectorJames Marsh
WriterPhilippe Petit
ProducerSimon Chinn
Director of PhotographyIgor Martinović
EditorJinx Godfrey
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Details
Released2008-08-01
Runtime1h 34m · PG-13
StatusReleased
StudiosRed Box Films · Discovery Films · BBC Storyville
Box office$3M
LanguagesEnglish · French
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Rating7.4/10 · 969 votes
Original languageen
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