Man on Wire poster

Man on Wire( 2008)

TV-MADocumentary
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1974. 1350 feet up. The artistic crime of the century.

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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. cast image

      Philippe Petit

      Himself

    2. cast image

      Jean François Heckel

      Himself

    3. cast image

      Jean-Louis Blondeau

      Himself

    4. cast image

      Annie Allix

      Herself

    5. cast image

      David Forman

      Himself

    6. cast image

      Alan Welner

      Himself

    7. cast image

      Barry Greenhouse

      Himself

    8. cast image

      Jim Moore

      Himself

    9. cast image

      Mark Lewis

      Himself

    10. cast image

      Richard Nixon

      Self (archive footage)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Jun 04 2025
    If you ever saw “Spills and Chills” (1949) then you’ll get a sense of mankind’s obsession with doing daft things at great altitude. This takes that audacity just one step further as it introduces us to French acrobat Philippe Petit who has designs on the ultimate on American daftness. He is going to string some high wires between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York and set off into the middle for some fun! Of course, aside from being dangerous and probably a bit foolhardy, it’s completely illegal. What follows for an overlong ninety minutes takes a pretty detailed look at the ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    2957978.00

    Keywords

    • judge
    • 1970s
    • juggler
    • street artist
    • jail
    • fame
    • hiding
    • tower
    • tightrope
    • world trade center
    • notre dame cathedral