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Released Year: 2008
Runtime: 94 minutes
Directors: James Marsh
Writers: Philippe Petit
Casts: Philippe Petit, Jean François Heckel, Jean-Louis Blondeau, Annie Allix, David Forman, Alan Welner, Barry Greenhouse, Jim Moore
IMDB: Man on Wire (2008)
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(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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Variety -
One of the most wildly entertaining docs of recent years.
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Entertainment Weekly -
The gorgeous music includes Ralph Vaughan Williams' wafting tone poem ''The Lark Ascending'' -- apt in describing an artist who might well be part bird.
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The New York Times -
Thorough, understated and altogether enthralling documentary.
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TV Guide Magazine -
The film runs 95 minutes, and you'll be holding your breath for most of them.
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New York Post -
Engrossing and exhilarating documentary.
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Man on Wire (2008)
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.
Man on Wire (2008)
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...
Information
Released Year: 2008
Runtime: 94 minutes
Directors: James Marsh
Writers: Philippe Petit
Casts: Philippe Petit, Jean François Heckel, Jean-Louis Blondeau, Annie Allix, David Forman, Alan Welner, Barry Greenhouse, Jim Moore
IMDB: Man on Wire (2008)
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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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Reviews
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Variety -
One of the most wildly entertaining docs of recent years.
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Entertainment Weekly -
The gorgeous music includes Ralph Vaughan Williams' wafting tone poem ''The Lark Ascending'' -- apt in describing an artist who might well be part bird.
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The New York Times -
Thorough, understated and altogether enthralling documentary.
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TV Guide Magazine -
The film runs 95 minutes, and you'll be holding your breath for most of them.
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New York Post -
Engrossing and exhilarating documentary.
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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.
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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