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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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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
2957978.00
Keywords
- judge
- 1970s
- juggler
- street artist
- jail
- fame
- hiding
- tower
- tightrope
- world trade center
- notre dame cathedral