Man on Wire
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Academy Award® Winner · A film by James Marsh

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About the Film

On August 7th, 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between the New York World Trade Center’s twin towers. After dancing for nearly an hour on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail before he was finally released. This extraordinary documentary incorporates Petit’s personal footage to show how he overcame seemingly insurmountable challenges to achieve the artistic crime of the century.

Winner of the Academy Award® for Best Documentary Feature Film, Man on Wire holds a 100% Certified Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes, and The New York Times called it “exhilarating.”

Directed by: James Marsh

Produced by: Simon Chinn

Featuring: Philippe Petit