Director : James Marsh
Release Date : 1 August 2008 (UK)
Genre : Documentary, Crime
Cast : (Credited cast) , Philippe Petit as Himself rest of cast listed alphabetically: , Annie Allix as Herself, Jean-Louis Blondeau as Himself, Ardis Campbell as Annie, David Demato as Jean Louis, David Forman as Himself, David Roland Frank as Alan (as David Frank), Barry Greenhouse as Himself, Aaron Haskell as Jean Francois, Jean François Heckel as Himself, Paul McGill as Philippe Petit, Jim Moore as Himself, Joel Ney as 1970s Police Officer #1, Alan Welner as Himself
Plot : 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.” |
Run Time : USA:90 min (Sundance Film Festival) | USA:94 min
Country : UK | USA
MPAA : Rated PG-13 for some sexuality and nudity, and drug references.
Language : English | French
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Company : Discovery Films
Trivia : After Philippe Petit and his compatriots are taken into custody, they are processed by the police. The phrase “MAN ON WIRE” is entered on one of the forms used to document the incident.
Goofs :
Tag Lines : 1974. 1350 feet up. The artistic crime of the century.
Plot Summary :
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