Top billed cast

1. 

   Philippe Petit

   Himself

2. 

   Jean François Heckel

   Himself

3. 

   Jean-Louis Blondeau

   Himself

4. 

   Annie Allix

   Herself

5. 

   David Forman

   Himself

6. 

   Alan Welner

   Himself

7. 

   Barry Greenhouse

   Himself

8. 

   Jim Moore

   Himself

9. 

   Mark Lewis

   Himself

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-06-04

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. This takes that audacity just one step further as it introduces us to French acrobat Philippe Petit who has designs on the ultimate on American daftness. He is going to string some high wires between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York and set off into the middle for some fun! Of course, aside from being dangerous and probably a bit foolhardy, it’s completely illegal. What follows for an overlong ninety minutes takes a pretty detailed l...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$2,957,978.00

Keywords

• judge
• 1970s
• juggler
• based on true story
• street artist
• jail
• fame
• hiding
• tower
• tightrope
• world trade center
• notre dame cathedral