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  1. Oct 8, 2015 · The Walk movie true story reveals that he indeed tore out the page under the cover of a sneeze and hid it beneath his jacket as he walked out of the office, still battling a toothache that he'd have for another week. In real life, this happened in 1968 when Petit was 17, roughly six years prior to when he actually performed the stunt.

  2. Contents. The Walk (2015 film) 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.

  3. Sep 29, 2015 · On the afternoon of Aug. 6, 1974, Petit and three friends arrived at the towers in an unmarked van and spent all night working. By 7:15 a.m. on Aug. 7, Petit was on the wire. Petit spent 45 ...

    • Merrill Fabry
  4. Sep 29, 2020 · Petit's "artistic crime of the century" inspired the films 'Man on a Wire' and 'The Walk.'. On August 7, 1974, a young Frenchman caught the attention of jaded New Yorkers by wire-walking between ...

  5. 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 ...

    • Evan Bindelglass
  6. Sep 28, 2015 · However, The Walk is based on a true story — specifically that of real life daredevil Philippe Petit, who walked on a tightrope from the South Tower to the North Tower — a 130-foot journey ...

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  8. 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.

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