Man On Wire

The Story

Widely known as ‘the Blondin of his Generation’, Philippe first came to notice with his high-wire walk between the twin towers of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, and later for his walk between the twin towers in New York, described as ‘the Crime of the Century’. Philippe visited Australia for the  1973 Nimbin Aquarius Festival. Before his departure, he walked between the Pylons of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which Sydney Artist Martin Sharp described as ‘the Spirit of Nimbin Conquers the Symbol of the Industrial Revolution’.

Rating

PG

Duration

94 min

Cast

Philippe Petit, Jean François Heckel, Jean-Louis Blondeau, Annie Allix, David Forman

Director

James Marsh

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