Man on Wire

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2008

1h 34m

PG-13

English

Documentary

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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 Ma...

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Man on Wire

PG-13

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2008

1h 34m

English

Documentary

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Directed By: James Marsh

Written By: Philippe Petit

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Ilium says...

11 years ago

Great documentary about a guy suffering from an acute iron aggregation in his testicles.

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Whitsbrain says...

3 years ago

The fact that Philippe Petit actually walked on a wire for an hour, 1350 feet above the ground is unfathomable enough, but how they had to engineer the tightrope system, get all the materials on site, and rig everything up without detection made it all the more mind-boggling. Myself being someone who isn't fond of heights, it is inconceivable that any human being would be able to do what Petit did. An amazing and insane accomplishment, for certain. On the other hand, there was plenty to be creeped out by. Petit had his friends wrapped around his little finger. Everything was geared to his success in fulfilling his dream. It reminded me of the hangers-on that Billy Mitchell used in the documentary "King Of Kong".

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Jordyep says...

9 months ago

This is fine, I don’t think it needs to be held in much higher regard than _The Walk_. It benefits from everything being so cinematic and well documented, watching Phillipe do his thing never gets old. I enjoyed how it delves into the process, even if I wanted it to be more critical of the main character and all of the difficulties/challenges/potential consequences involved in pulling this off. The tone of the documentary leans towards the celebratory side and that doesn’t always bring out the most tension. There’s also a sense of theatricality to the storytelling (narration, reconstruction, music) that I don’t think serves the material. It’s still a fine watch, but once you get past the initial shock and awe there’s something empty about it. 6/10

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siggi963 says...

2 months ago

A very good documentary about this exceptional stunt that was really done at the time. The fact that it happens on the Twin Towers that were destroyed in the 9/11 gives the movie also a nostalgic edge.

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6/10 4 years ago

Philippe Petit, a self-taught French highwire artist, falls in love with the unfinished World Trade Center towers and daydreams of walking the cloud-level span between them. Together with an international band of comrades, girlfriends and stoners, he perfects his craft, tests his will on lesser stru More

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