Man on Wire  

Fri Aug 01 2008

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.

The Movie Database: 7.365/10

Internet Movie Database: 7.7/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 100%

Metacritic: 89/100

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Details

Rating

Not Adult

Genres

Documentary

Tagline

1974. 1350 feet up. The artistic crime of the century.

Langauge

en

Production Companies

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

Runtime

94 minutes

Budget

0 $

Box-Office

2.958 Million $

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