Man on Wire

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

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.

CastCrewDetailsGenres

Philippe PetitHimself

JJean François HeckelHimself

JJean-Louis BlondeauHimself

AAnnie AllixHerself

DDavid FormanHimself

AAlan WelnerHimself

BBarry GreenhouseHimself

JJim MooreHimself

Mark LewisHimself

Richard NixonSelf (archive footage)

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