Man on Wire

About Man on Wire

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.

James Marsh's Man on Wire is a 2008 documentary film. Its themes are judge, fame, jail, and world trade center.

Philippe Petit takes the lead as Himself, Jean François Heckel as Himself, Jean-Louis Blondeau as Himself, and Annie Allix as Herself. At 94 minutes long, it arrived in August 2008.

The screenplay is by Philippe Petit. It was produced by BBC Storyville and Wall to Wall. It is adapted from real events. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Dox Amazon Channel.

The Walk, Bohemian Rhapsody, and Priscilla make useful companions to Man on Wire, all filed under 1970s and tightrope. TMDB voters put it at 7.4 out of 10 across 1,005 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.