Man on Wire

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

200894m7.4 (982)
Documentary

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.

Crew

James Marsh

James Marsh

Director

IM

Igor Martinović

Director of Photography

Simon Chinn

Simon Chinn

Producer

Philippe Petit

Philippe Petit

Writer

Cast

Philippe Petit

Philippe Petit

Himself

JF

Jean François Heckel

Himself

JB

Jean-Louis Blondeau

Himself

AA

Annie Allix

Herself

DF

David Forman

Himself

AW

Alan Welner

Himself

BG

Barry Greenhouse

Himself

JM

Jim Moore

Himself

Mark Lewis

Mark Lewis

Himself

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

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