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Man on Wire (2008)

Documentary

On August 7th 1974, at 7.15am, 24-year-old Frenchman Philippe Petit stepped off the edge of the South Tower of New York's World Trade Centre. Armed only with a balancing pole and intense determination, he walked out onto a single suspended wire and `danced' for 45 minutes while balancing a quarter of a mile above the pavement below. The is the intimate story of Petit and his group of friends as they followed their dream.

Country
United Kingdom
Cast and crew
  • James MarshDirector
  • Annie Allix
  • Jean François Heckel
  • Philippe Petit