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Man on Wire

2008Age guide: 7+

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  • United StatesNetflix · Amazon Prime Video · The Roku Channel
  • United KingdomNow TV Cinema
  • CanadaHoopla · Tubi TV · Plex
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  • AustraliaFoxtel Now · Beamafilm
  • SwedenRakuten TV · Cineasterna
  • JapanFOD
  • DenmarkRakuten TV · Filmstriben · Pluto TV
  • FinlandRakuten TV · Kirjastokino
  • IrelandNow TV Cinema
  • New ZealandNeon TV · Beamafilm
  • NorwayRakuten TV · Filmoteket · Pluto TV
  • PolandCDA Premium
  • FranceRent or buy
  • GuernseyRent or buy

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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.…

★ 7.4/10 · 1,012 TMDB audience ratings

Starring

  • Philippe PetitHimself
  • Jean François HeckelHimself
  • Jean-Louis BlondeauHimself
  • Annie AllixHerself
  • David FormanHimself
  • Alan WelnerHimself
  • Barry GreenhouseHimself
  • Jim MooreHimself

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CinemaSerf: If you ever saw “Spills and Chills” (1949) then you’ll get a sense of mankind’s obsession with doing daft things at great altitude.… Read full review

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