Man on Wire (8/12) Movie CLIP

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Title

Man on Wire (8/12) Movie CLIP

Subject

This clip contains Philippe Petit performing on a tightrope at the top of the World Trade Towers.

Description

On August 7, 1974, a 24-year-old French high-wire artist named Philippe Petit committed one of the most astonishing performance stunts of the late 20th century: he strung a thin cable in between the two towers of the World Trade Center and not only walked across, from one building to another, but did a nerve-wracking series of knee-bends and acrobatic movements on the cable, some 1,350 feet above the ground, before turning himself in.

Creator

Director: James Marsh
Producers: Simon Chinn, Liz Fay, Nick Fraser, Victoria Gregory, Jonathan Hewes, Andrea Meditch, Maureen A. Ryan
Screenwriter: Philippe Petit

Publisher

MovieClips

Date

August 7, 1974

Rights

All rights belong to TM & © Magnolia Pictures

Language

English

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Citation

Director: James Marsh Producers: Simon Chinn, Liz Fay, Nick Fraser, Victoria Gregory, Jonathan Hewes, Andrea Meditch, Maureen A. Ryan Screenwriter: Philippe Petit, “Man on Wire (8/12) Movie CLIP,” Manhattan College Omeka , accessed November 8, 2024, https://omeka-pilot.manhattan.edu/items/show/534.