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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.

Man on Wire is a 2008 documentary movie directed by James Marsh starring Philippe Petit, Jean François Heckel and Jean-Louis Blondeau. It runs 94 minutes. Viewers rate it 7.4/10 on TMDB based on 1012 votes.

  • Released: 2008-08-01
  • Runtime: 94 min
  • Genres: Documentary
  • TMDB rating: 7.4/10

Man on Wire cast

Philippe Petit, Jean François Heckel, Jean-Louis Blondeau, Annie Allix, David Forman, Alan Welner, Barry Greenhouse, Jim Moore, Mark Lewis, Richard Nixon

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