01 May 2017
Ask the Sexpert
A sex columnist gains popularity even while a ban on comprehensive sex education in schools is adopted by approximately a third of India’s states.
Man on Wire
1974. 1350 feet up. The artistic crime of the century.
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.
Top Billed Cast
Philippe Petit Himself
Jean François Heckel Himself
Jean-Louis Blondeau Himself
Annie Allix Herself
Alan Welner Himself
Barry Greenhouse Himself
Jim Moore Himself
Richard Nixon Self (archive footage)
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