Man on Wire

Starring Philippe Petit, Jean François Heckel and Jean-Louis Blondeau - Available on DVD

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"**** BEAUTIFUL ...PERFECTLY POISED BETWEEN ARTISTRY AND AUDACITY."

-CHICAGO TRIBUNE

"DELIGHTFUL"

-SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

"THRILLING"

-SEATTLE TIMES

"SPELL-BINDING"

-HOUSTON CHRONICLE

"ROLLICKING"

-NEW YORK MAGAZINE

"EXTRAORDINARY"

-TIME OUT NEW YORK

"POIGNANT"

-HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

"RIVETING"

-NEW YORK SUN

"INCOMPARABLY MOVING"

-PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

"BRILLIANT"

-LOS ANGELES TIMES

"BREATHTAKING"

-USA TODAY

"GRADE A"

-ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

"WILDLY ENTERTAINING"

-VARIETY

About The Film

MAN ON WIRE 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.