Man on Wire

1h 34m
Documentary
7.3

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.

Cast

Philippe Petit
Himself
Jean François Heckel
Himself
Jean-Louis Blondeau
Himself
Annie Allix
Herself
David Forman
Himself
Alan Welner
Himself
Barry Greenhouse
Himself
Jim Moore
Himself
Mark Lewis
Himself
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)

Crew

James Marsh
Director
Philippe Petit
Writer
Jinx Godfrey
Editor
Igor Martinović
Director of Photography
Nick Fraser
Executive Producer
Jonathan Hewes
Executive Producer
Andrea Meditch
Executive Producer
Simon Chinn
Producer
Victoria Gregory
Co-Producer
Maureen A. Ryan
Co-Producer
Michael Nyman
Music
J. Ralph
Music

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