Philippe Petit Movies

The story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.

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...

Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.

Mondo, a young orphaned gypsy, finds himself in France, where he scouts out potential foster families, evades the police and meets an assortment of eccentric people. In his travels, Mondo first encounters a magician who takes on the boy as an assistant. Then he moves on again, eventually...

Werner Herzog interviews guests on the art of filmmaking.

A short documentary film of Philippe Petit's high-wire walk between the two north pylons of Sydney Harbour Bridge.