Man on Wire (2008)
1974. 1350 feet up. The artistic crime of the century.
94 min
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.
- Release date
- January 22, 2008
- Country of origin
- United States, United Kingdom
- Box office
- $2,957,978
Trailer
Cast
- Philippe Petit as Self
- Jean François Heckel as Self
- Jean-Louis Blondeau as Self
- Annie Allix as Self
- David Forman as Self
- Alan Welner as Self
- Mark Lewis as Self
- Barry Greenhouse as Self
- Jim Moore as Self
- Guy F. Tozzoli as Self
Crew
- James Marsh · Director
- Philippe Petit · Writer
- Simon Chinn · Producer
- Michael Nyman · Composer
- J. Ralph · Composer
- Igor Martinovic · Cinematographer
- Jinx Godfrey · Editor
- Sharon Lomofsky · Production designer