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Man on Wire

Man on Wire

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 1, 2008

Runtime

1h 34m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

74%

Original Title

Man on Wire

Production Companies

Red Box Films, Discovery Films, BBC Storyville, UK Film Council, Wall to Wall

Director

James Marsh

Revenue

$2,957,978

Description

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.