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Man on Wire (2008)

Man on Wire is a 2008 British documentary film directed by James Marsh. The film chronicles Philippe Petit's 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center. It is based on Philippe Petit's book, To Reach the Clouds, recently released in paperback with the new title Man on Wire. The title of the movie is taken from the police report that led to the arrest (and later release) of Petit, whose performance had lasted for almost one hour. The film is crafted like a heist film, presenting rare footage of the preparations for the event and still photographs of the walk, alongside re-enactments (with Paul McGill as the young Petit) and present-day interviews with the participants. (High Wire (1986) was a short documentary on the same subject, featuring music by Michael Nyman.)

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Director: James Marsh|James Marsh (director)
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures (US)
Icon Productions (UK)
Release date: January 1, 2008
Running time: 94 minutes
Budget: £1,100,000 ($1,900,000)
Gross: $5,258,569

External links:
Official site
IMDb
Rotten Tomatoes