Movie · 94 min · 13+ · crm, doc, drm, hst, trl, spt
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.
Where to watch Man on Wire
Available on 3 platforms across 1 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 1 countries, best placed at #254 in Finland.
- Finland #254
Available languages
Subtitles: Finnish, Swedish
Chart history
Man on Wire has spent 0 days in a top 3, 1 days in a top 10 and 14 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #8.
Cast
Philippe Petit, Jean François Heckel, Jean-Louis Blondeau, Annie Allix, David Forman, Alan Welner, Barry Greenhouse, Jim Moore, Mark Lewis, Richard Nixon
Crew
James Marsh (director), Simon Chinn (producer), Philippe Petit (writer)
Awards
3 wins from 4 nominations.
- Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film 2009 — won
- Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary 2008 — won
- Sundance World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary 2008 — won
- European Film Award for Best Documentary 2008 — nominated