Man on Wire
Man on Wire
Release: 2008-08-01
·Runtime: 94m
·★ 7.4
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Red Box Films
Discovery Films
BBC Storyville
UK Film Council
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