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Man on Wire(2008)

Name: Man on Wire
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2008-08-01
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Philippe Petit, Jean François Heckel, Jean-Louis Blondeau, Annie Allix, David Forman

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

7.4(981)1h 34mReleased

Genre:: Documentary
Country:: United Kingdom
Director:: James Marsh
Released:: 2008-08-01

Synopsis

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.