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1974. 1350 FEET UP. THE ARTISTIC CRIME OF THE CENTURY.
7.4/10 2008 4K 94 min
Documentary

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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Man on Wire
Top Cast
Philippe Petit
Philippe Petit
Himself
Jean François Heckel
Jean François Heckel
Himself
Jean-Louis Blondeau
Jean-Louis Blondeau
Himself
Annie Allix
Annie Allix
Herself
David Forman
David Forman
Himself
Alan Welner
Alan Welner
Himself
Barry Greenhouse
Barry Greenhouse
Himself
Jim Moore
Jim Moore
Himself
Mark Lewis
Mark Lewis
Himself
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)

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