Man on Wire
2008 · 94 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 59,602 VOTES · DIR. James Marsh
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 229 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:03 Philippe
00:03:17 David aka "Donald"
00:08:38 I was very surprised by this individual.
00:09:23 He wasn't that experienced at the time.
00:11:27 Against the law, but not wicked or mean.
00:12:45 The organist asked me: "What are you doing here?"
00:14:20 North Tower 4.25pm
00:19:37 Barry Greenhouse "The Inside Man"
00:36:32 His foot was up my nose
00:39:17 Someone had spoken to him about the elasticity of the building
00:44:26 aside from being a beautiful show
00:46:01 - No! As workers... - Wait! Let me finish!
00:46:32 and Philippe also knew I was taking Jean-Louis' side.
00:53:08 stories about cops and robbers.
00:57:16 I was really very worried.
00:58:18 I saw the height of the Empire State Building
00:59:37 One of them was stoned.
01:03:19 And we were kings!
01:13:00 just for a second, falling down.
01:17:02 It was like he was walking on a cloud.
01:17:58 They asked me: "What is it? What do you see?"
01:22:44 So here we were, surrounded by mad people.
01:25:44 I was expelled from the United States.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed229
Dialogue density2.4 lines / min
First line00:01:03
Final line01:25:44
Production Record
DirectorJames Marsh
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$2,957,978
IMDb votes59,602