Man on Wire 2008

7.5/10


NETFLIX Rating : 3.6


IMDB Rating : 7.8


FD Smart Rating : 7.5


Synopsis : This documentary explores Philippe Petit's preparations for historically walking across a high wire between New York's Twin Towers.


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Andorra , Christmas Island , Cook Islands , Fiji , French Guiana , French Polynesia , Guadeloupe , Kiribati , Martinique , Nauru , New Caledonia , Niue , Norfolk Island , Papua New Guinea , Réunion , Saint Martin , Saint Pierre and Miquelon , Samoa , Solomon Islands , Taiwan , Tokelau , Tonga , Tuvalu , Vanuatu , Wallis and Futuna

Languages:

European Spanish , English , French

Subtitles:

European Spanish , English , French , Traditional Chinese

Genres:

Documentary, Biography

Release Date:

2008

Run Time:

1h34m

Maturity Rating:

Nudity

On August 7, 1974, Philippe Petit, a French wire walker, juggler, and street performer days shy of his 25th birthday, spent 45 minutes walking, dancing, kneeling, and lying on a wire he and friends strung between the rooftops of the Twin Towers. Uses contemporary interviews, archival footage, and recreations to tell the story of his previous walks between towers of Notre Dame and of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, his passions and friendships, and the details of the night before the walk: getting cable into the towers, hiding from guards, and mounting the wire. It ends with observations of the profound changes the walk's success brought to Philippe and those closest to him.