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  1. Man on Wire
    PG-132008 · Documentary · 1h 30m

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  1. Aug 29, 2008 · Man on Wire: Directed by James Marsh. 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".

  2. Aug 4, 2008 · We meet Philippe Petit, a French wire-walker, magician, unicyclist and street performer, who tells us he was sitting in a dentist's office when he saw a drawing of the proposed towers and knew he was destined to conquer them. He drew a pencil line between them. His wire.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Man_on_WireMan on Wire - Wikipedia

    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.

  4. Man on Wire. 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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  5. Man on Wire. 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." 1,275 IMDb 7.7 1 h 34 min 2008. X-Ray PG-13.

  6. 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 ...

  7. Plotting his feat like a master cat burglar, Petit enlists the help of a motley group of friends as he calculates every detail, from acquiring building access to stringing up the wire, and manages to pull off an astounding crime.

  8. Jul 14, 2008 · http://www.manonwire.com/ On August 7th 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York's twin towers, then the...

  9. Jul 25, 2008 · Man on Wire. NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by James Marsh. Documentary, Biography. PG-13. 1h 34m. By A.O. Scott. July 25, 2008. On the morning of Aug. 7, 1974, after months of preparation and...

  10. 2008. 1 hr 34 mins. Documentary, Sports. PG13. Watchlist. Jaw-dropping, fascinating Oscar-winning documentary melds interviews, archival footage, photos and re-creations to tell the amazing story...

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