Man on Wire
1974. 1350 feet up. The artistic crime of the century.
Overview
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.
- Revenue
- $2,957,978
- Production
- Red Box Films, Discovery Films, BBC Storyville, UK Film Council, Wall to Wall
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Cast
Crew
- Director
- James Marsh
- Writers
- Philippe Petit
- Cinematography
- Igor Martinović
- Composer
- J. Ralph,Michael Nyman
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CinemaSerf
June 4, 2025
If you ever saw “Spills and Chills” (1949) then you’ll get a sense of mankind’s obsession with doing daft things at great altitude. This takes that audacity just one step further as it introduces us to French acrobat Philippe Petit who has designs on the ultimate on American daftness. He is going to string some high wires between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York and set off into the middle for some fun! Of course, aside from being dangerous and probably a bit foolhardy, it’s…