Man on Wire

Directed by James Marsh
12A
1 August 2008    1h 34m    Box Office: US$3MDocumentary, Crime,
7.7100%87%7.4
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A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century".
  • Philippe PetitHimself / Writer
  • Jean François HeckelHimself
  • Jean-Louis BlondeauHimself
  • Annie AllixHerself
  • David FormanHimself
  • Alan WelnerHimself
  • Barry GreenhouseHimself
  • Jim MooreHimself
  • Mark LewisHimself
  • Richard NixonSelf (archive footage)
  • James MarshDirector
  • Nick FraserExecutive Producer
  • Jonathan HewesExecutive Producer
  • Maureen A. RyanCo-Producer
  • Andrea MeditchExecutive Producer
  • Simon ChinnProducer
  • Victoria GregoryCo-Producer
  • Igor MartinovićDirector Of Photography
  • Jinx GodfreyEditor
  • Michael NymanMusic

Man on Wire Ratings & Reviews

  • Charles London11 April 2025
    The story of an unthinkable feat that truly will never be attempted again... for obvious reasons. Call it audacious, death-defying, mind-boggling, or crazy-as-f***. This documentary "walks" you through the caper that culminates with the epic wire-walk above what is now Ground Zero. Good documentary and the movie, "The Walk" (2015 ) starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, is even better.

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