Man on Wire (2008)

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1974. 1350 feet up. The artistic crime of the century.

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.

• Released: 2008-08-01
• Genres: Documentary
• Runtime: 1h 34m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 1,012 votes

Directed by James Marsh.

Top cast

• Philippe Petit as Himself
• Jean François Heckel as Himself
• Jean-Louis Blondeau as Himself
• Annie Allix as Herself
• David Forman as Himself
• Alan Welner as Himself
• Barry Greenhouse as Himself
• Jim Moore as Himself
• Mark Lewis as Himself
• Richard Nixon as Self (archive footage)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Man on Wire

• United States: stream on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Dox Amazon Channel, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Now TV Cinema; rent on Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, FlixFling, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, FlixFling, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Foxtel Now, DocPlay Amazon Channel; watch free on Beamafilm; rent on JustWatch TV Store, YouTube, Beamafilm; buy on YouTube

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