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Released
2008 · FILM

Man on Wire

A daring French tightrope artist plots an audacious, illegal high‑wire walk between New York’s Twin Towers, racing against time and law enforcement to pull off the ultimate heist of gravity before the world catches him.

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

Directed by
James Marsh
Written by
Philippe Petit
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
94 min
BiographyCrimeDocumentary
Streaming on
  • Prime Video

Synopsis

On August 7, 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit walked 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 documentary chronicles Philippe Petit's "highest" achievement.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 166+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Jinx GodfreyShot by Igor MartinovicScored by Michael NymanDesigned by Sharon LomofskySound by James CullenCostumes by Kathryn NixonVFX by Simon Clarke

Box Office

2008 · Box office

Grossed $3.0M worldwide

Worldwide gross

$3.0M

Worldwide gross$3.0M

Opening week (7-day): $85K

Peak 2 theaters

Versions & cuts

  • Sundance· 90 min

Also known as

  • Man on Wire - Der Drahtseilaktde
  • Le Funambulefr
  • (Festival Title)Homem Equilibrista
  • (TV Title)Man on Wire - Der Drahtseilakt
  • (Bulgarian)Чoвек върху жица
Release dates around the world1 country · show
  • United StatesJan 22, 2008

Companies

ProductionDiscovery Films, Wall to Wall, Red Box Films, BBC Storyville, UK Film Council
DistributionMagnolia Pictures, Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK), Benelux Film Distribution, Espace Sarou, Filmware International
Special effectsClarke Associates
Other companiesThe Works, 7 World Trade Center, AP Archive, BBC Motion Gallery, Barbès, Borowsky, De Baecque

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