Man on Wire

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.

• James MarshDirector
• Philippe PetitWriter

• Philippe PetitHimself
• Jean François HeckelHimself
• Jean-Louis BlondeauHimself
• Annie AllixHerself
• David FormanHimself
• Alan WelnerHimself
• Barry GreenhouseHimself
• Jim MooreHimself
• Mark LewisHimself
• Richard NixonSelf (archive footage)