Man on Wire 2008 Movie

IMDB Rating 7.7  (90K)
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". More details

Directors

James Marsh

Cast

Philippe PetitJean François HeckelJean-Louis BlondeauAnnie Allix

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