Man on Wire

Updated: 18 Jul 2022

Directors:

James Marsh Philippe Petit Simon Chinn Nick Fraser Victoria Gregory Jonathan Hewes Andrea Meditch Maureen A. Ryan Michael Nyman J. Ralph Igor Martinović Jinx Godfrey

Actors:

Philippe Petit Jean François Heckel Jean-Louis Blondeau Annie Allix David Forman Alan Welner Barry Greenhouse Jim Moore

Genre:

Documentary

Country: no data

Year: 2008

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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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Tim Ferriss

Entrepreneur, Writer, Interviewer

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almost 4 years ago

The best documentary I've seen in yrs, Man on Wire.

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Mark Cuban

Entrepreneur

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82 FLIISTs

over 3 years ago

What are your five favorite films? One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Godfather, Man on Wire, Rocky, The Hangover (my guilty pleasure).

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Richard Branson

Entrepreneur, Writer

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over 3 years ago

“The classic documentary about tightrope walker Philippe Petit’s awe-inspiring high-wire routine in New York. It set the bar for documentary making from then on,” says Branson.

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