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Production companies : Red Box Films / Discovery Films / BBC Storyville / UK Film Council / Wall to Wall /

August 1, 2008 1h 34m United Kingdom Documentary English More

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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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title：Man on Wire
status：Released
Release date： 2008
Runtime：1h 34m
Genres： Documentary ·
Countries of origin： United Kingdom ·
Original Language： English · French ·
Director： James Marsh /
Writers： Philippe Petit ·
Production companies： Red Box Films · Discovery Films · BBC Storyville · UK Film Council · Wall to Wall ·
Revenue：$2,957,978.00
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.

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