Man on Wire - Der Drahtseilakt

22 Jan 2009 (Germany)

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,

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".

Director: James Marsh
Writer: Philippe Petit
Stars: Philippe Petit / Jean François Heckel / Jean-Louis Blondeau / Annie Allix / David Forman
Genre: Documentary / Biography / Crime / History / Sport
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