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      • Yes. The real Philippe Petit was inspired to attempt the feat, which he nicknamed "the coup," after seeing an artist's rendition of the Twin Towers (pre-construction) in a newspaper at a dentist's office.
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  2. Oct 8, 2015 · In both the Man on Wire documentary and Petit's autobiography, there is no evidence that Petit's right foot was bleeding as he walked on the high-wire between the Twin Towers.

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  4. Oct 4, 2023 · Yes, “Man on Wire” is a documentary film based on the true story of Philippe Petit’s tightrope walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.

  5. Jul 28, 2008 · Philippe Petit, man on a wire. " Man on Wire ," one of the most talked-about documentaries of the year, tells the story of how a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit illegally walked on a tight wire between the two towers of the World Trade Center on Aug. 7, 1974.

  6. Aug 3, 2015 · While Simon has stated most characters were composites of cops, dealers and cases he and Burns had encountered over the years , we look at five real-life people and events that specifically...

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  7. 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.

  8. Aug 4, 2008 · We meet Philippe Petit, a French wire-walker, magician, unicyclist and street performer, who tells us he was sitting in a dentist's office when he saw a drawing of the proposed towers and knew he was destined to conquer them.

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