tt1155592 Man on Wire (2008)Director : James Marsh

Release Date : 1 August 2008 (UK)

Genre : Documentary, Crime

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 , Mark Lewis as Himself , Barry Greenhouse as Himself (as N. Barry Greenhouse) , Jim Moore as Himself , Guy F. Tozzoli as Himself (as Guy Tozzoli) , Paul McGill as Philippe - Drama Reconstructions , David Demato as Jean-Louis - Drama Reconstructions , Ardis Campbell as Annie - Drama Reconstructions , Aaron Haskell as Jean-François - Drama Reconstructions , Shawn Dempewolff-Barrett as David - Drama Reconstructions (as Shawn Dempewolff)

Plot : A inspect tightrope walker Philippe Petit’s daring, on the peculiar hand illegal, high-wire usual did between New York City’s World Trade Center’s dual towers inside 1974, no matter what many consider, “the artistic misdemeanor of the century.”

Run Time : USA:94 min | USA:90 min (Sundance Film Festival)

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 along with his compatriots are carried into custody, they are processed by the police. The expression “MAN ON WIRE” is reached one’s destination on one in all the kinds cast off to composition the incident.

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Tag Lines : 1974. 1350 feet up. The artistic crime of the century.

Plot Summary : On August 7, 1974, Philippe Petit, a French wire walker, juggler, furthermore path player life shy of his 25th birthday, wiped out 45 minutes walking, dancing, kneeling, furthermore lying on a wire he furthermore friends strung between the rooftops of the Twin Towers. Uses existing interviews, archival footage, furthermore recreations to inform the account of his before walks between towers of Notre Dame furthermore of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, his passions furthermore friendships, furthermore the specifics of the middle of the night previous the walk: realizing cable into the towers, hiding enjoys guards, furthermore going up the wire. It ends plus observations of the profound allow the walk’s victory accepted to Philippe furthermore those neighboring to him.

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