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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.
1974. 1350 feet up. The artistic crime of the century.
Cast & Crew
Philippe Petit
Himself
Je
Jean François Heckel
Himself
Je
Jean-Louis Blondeau
Himself
An
Annie Allix
Herself
Da
David Forman
Himself
Al
Alan Welner
Himself
Ba
Barry Greenhouse
Himself
Ji
Jim Moore
Himself
Mark Lewis
Himself
Richard Nixon
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Movie Details
Status
Released
Language
EN
Budget
N/A
Revenue
$2,957,978
Production
Red Box Films, Discovery Films, BBC Storyville, UK Film Council, Wall to Wall
Popularity
3