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Man on Wire (2008)

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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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Principal Cast

Philippe Petit
as Himself
Jean François Heckel
as Himself (as Jean-François Heckel)
Jean-Louis Blondeau
as Himself
Annie Allix
as Herself
David Forman
as Himself
Alan Welner
as Himself
Barry Greenhouse
as Himself (as N. Barry Greenhouse)
Jim Moore
as Himself