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Philippe Petit
Actor 77 years old

Philippe Petit

Nemours, Seine-et-Marne, France

Philippe Petit (French pronunciation: [filip pəti]; born 13 August 1949) is a French highwire artist who gained fame for his unauthorized highwire walks between the towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris in 1971 and of Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1973, as well as between the... Read full bio →

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Marty Supreme

Marty Supreme

Josh Safdie 2025 2h 30m 7.5

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

Colt 45

Colt 45

Fabrice Du Welz 2014 1h 25m 5.7

The young police man Vincent is the best in his class, and denies to be recruited to the special forces. But when the corrupt Milo manages to get a grip on him, his life is turned into a living nightmare.

La délicatesse

La délicatesse

Stéphane Foenkinos, David Foenkinos 2011 1h 48m 6.5

A French woman mourning over the death of her husband three years prior is courted by a Swedish co-worker.

Man on Wire

Man on Wire

James Marsh 2008 1h 34m 8.1

A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century".

Nonfilm

Nonfilm

Quentin Dupieux 2002 48m

A young actor suddenly wakes up in the middle of the shooting of a movie he doesn't understand.

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