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.
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Cast
10 people
Philippe Petit
Himself
Also in
Marty Supreme
Mondo
Jean François Heckel
Himself
Jean-Louis Blondeau
Himself
Annie Allix
Herself
David Forman
Himself
Alan Welner
Himself
Barry Greenhouse
Himself
Jim Moore
Himself
Also in
High Wire
Mark Lewis
Himself
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
Also in
It Felt Like a Kiss
Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements
James Marsh Director · Philippe Petit Writer Igor Martinović Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $3M · United States release August 29, 2008 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,957,978
Production
Red Box Films
Production
Discovery Films
Production
BBC Storyville
Production
UK Film Council
Production
Wall to Wall
Production
Wall to Wall Media
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
United States · January 22, 2008
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United Kingdom · August 1, 2008
Theatrical
United States · August 29, 2008
Theatrical
Austria
October 21, 2008 · Digital
Canada
August 1, 2008 · Limited theatrical
Denmark
August 1, 2008 · Limited theatrical
Germany
January 22, 2009 · Theatrical
Greece
March 25, 2010 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 12, 2008 · Digital
Japan
June 13, 2009 · Digital
Norway
August 1, 2008 · Physical
Portugal
March 5, 2009 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 29, 2015 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 1, 2008 · Limited theatrical
Taiwan
February 6, 2009 · Theatrical
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