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Jan 22, 2008 · Man On Wire relates the true story of Philippe Petit’s famous high-wire walk between the World Trade Center’s twin towers on August 7th, 1974. His awe-inspiring feat turned him into a media sensation.
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- 94 min
Man on Wire is a 2008 documentary film directed by James Marsh. The film chronicles Philippe Petit 's 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center. It is based on Petit's 2002 book, To Reach the Clouds, released in paperback with the title Man on Wire.
With Philippe Petit, Jean François Heckel, Jean-Louis Blondeau, Annie Allix. 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".
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- Documentary, Biography, Crime
- James Marsh
- 2008-08-29
Using actual footage from the event seamlessly mingled with new re-enactments, filmmaker James Marsh masterfully recreates high-wire daredevil Philippe Petit's 1974 stunt:...
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- James Marsh
- PG-13
- Documentary
Aug 4, 2008 · “Man on Wire,” directed by James Marsh (“Wisconsin Death Trip”), has access to all of Petit’s film, video and photographs of the assault on the towers. But there is more than that.
Nov 20, 2013 · Man on Wire (2008) Official Trailer #1 - Documentary HD. Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers. 1.7M subscribers. 1.2K. 312K views 10 years ago.
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- Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
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On August 7th, 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between the New York World Trade Center's twin towers. After dancing for nearly an hour on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail before he was finally released.
