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Oct 8, 2015 · The Walk movie true story confirms that New York City eventually dropped the criminal trespassing and disorderly conduct charges against Petit in exchange for him agreeing to perform a high-wire walk several feet above Turtle Pond (formerly Belvedere Lake) in Central Park for children.
Sep 29, 2015 · When 24-year-old Philippe Petit (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the film) first set foot on the 131-ft. galvanized steel wire he had spent all night rigging between the tops of the...
The Walk is a 2015 American biographical drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis, who co-wrote the screenplay with Christopher Browne. It is based on the story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.
Sep 29, 2020 · On August 7, 1974, a young Frenchman caught the attention of jaded New Yorkers by wire-walking between the twin towers of the World Trade Center.
Oct 9, 2015 · The Walk: Directed by Robert Zemeckis. With Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley, Charlotte Le Bon, James Badge Dale. In 1974, high-wire artist Philippe Petit recruits a team of people to help him realize his dream: to walk the immense void between the World Trade Center towers.
Sep 30, 2015 · The hullabaloo was over a Frenchman named Philippe Petit, who was walking on a high wire more than 1,300 feet in the air, suspended between the tops of the Twin Towers of the old World Trade...
Oct 9, 2015 · In the summer of 1974 French highwire artist Philippe Petit gained notoriety when he walked on a wire between the Twin Towers in New York City. The remarkable feat has been adapted into a...
Dec 9, 2014 · If you're wondering if The Walk is based on a true story, it definitely is — one of the most bizarre and daring. Levitt plays Frenchman Philippe Petit, the world famous trapeze artist and ...
In 1974, the French street juggler and equilibrist Philippe Petit decides to cross the towers of the World Trade Center walking on a tightrope. He travels from France to the USA with his girlfriend Annie and their friend and photographer Jean-Louis.
Sep 26, 2015 · The latest release is Robert Zemeckis’ The Walk, the true story of Philippe Petit, a French performer who stunned the world in 1974 by walking on a wire between the twin towers of the World...
