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
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00:01:03 Philippe
00:03:03 That's typically American, apparently.
00:08:29 And I was a painfully shy young girl.
00:09:20 I would spend hours watching him walk.
00:11:23 So I knew it was illegal, but of course that's what got me a bit excited!
00:12:40 I was staggered, dumbstruck.
00:13:56 Everything was quite carefully planned.
00:19:32 This was all becoming demonic. I just wanted to say: "Stop!"
00:35:39 South Tower 8. 10pm
00:38:54 And to practice on it a much as he could.
00:44:22 What excited him most about this adventure
00:45:58 It is better to be dressed as office workers.
00:46:26 No! We're being complete idiots.
00:53:01 He would spend the night watching television.
00:55:00 David aka "Donald" Rock Singer
00:58:11 at one point we went past the Empire State Building.
00:59:28 The very night before the coup, they arrived at the apartment
01:03:13 And the sounds as well, the police sirens all night long.
01:11:42 It was absolutely terrifying.
01:16:54 I saw Philippe up there, it was extraordinary.
01:17:52 I cried out: " Look! Look!"
01:22:37 The place was a sort of scientific area
01:25:24 many things were changing.
01:33:49 DVD Subtitling: CNST, Montreal
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed229
Dialogue density2.4 lines / min
First line00:01:03
Final line01:33:49
Production Record
DirectorJames Marsh
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$2,957,978
IMDb votes59,602