Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (2008-08-01) |
|---|---|
| Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 46 wins & 13 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $2,962,242 |
| Screen: | Philippe Petit |
| Productions: | Red Box Films, Discovery Films, BBC Storyville, UK Film Council, Wall to Wall |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | Français, English |
Posters
Similars
Recommendations
Casts
- 81425: Philippe Petit - Himself
- 81426: Jean François Heckel - Himself
- 81428: Jean-Louis Blondeau - Himself
- 81429: Annie Allix - Herself
- 2716596: David Forman - Himself
- 81433: Alan Welner - Himself
- 81435: Barry Greenhouse - Himself
Crews
- 76998: James Marsh - Director - Directing
- 81425: Philippe Petit - Writer - Writing
- 1181321: Simon Chinn - Producer - Production
- 84378: Nick Fraser - Executive Producer - Production
- 1300940: Victoria Gregory - Co-Producer - Production
- 1095423: Jonathan Hewes - Executive Producer - Production
- 1450435: Andrea Meditch - Executive Producer - Production
external ids
fb: | twitter: | imdb: tt1155592 | insta:
Reviews
CinemaSerf
Review text:
If you ever saw “Spills and Chills” (1949) then you’ll get a sense of mankind’s obsession with doing daft things at great altitude. This takes that audacity just one step further as it introduces us to French acrobat Philippe Petit who has designs on the ultimate on American daftness ....
Continue reading ->