The documentary Man On Wire is getting rave reviews for its telling the story of a French man who illegally strung an 800 pound cable between the 2 World Trade towers in NYC in 1974… and then walked across.
On August 7th 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York’s twin towers, then the world’s tallest buildings. After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail before he was finally released. continue reading...
