Philippe Petit - Wikipedia
WEBIn 2008, Man on Wire, a documentary directed by James Marsh about Petit's walk between the towers, won numerous awards including the 2009 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. He was also the subject of a children's book and an animated adaptation of it, released in 2005.
Man on Wire (2008) - IMDb
WEBWith Philippe Petit, Jean François Heckel, Jean-Louis Blondeau, Annie Allix. 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".
The Walk (2015 film) - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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 …
The real story behind Philippe Petit’s World Trade Center high-wire ...
WEBSep 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...
When a French Daredevil Walked a Tightrope Between the Twin …
WEBOn August 7, 1974, New York awoke to find aerialist Philippe Petit walking on a wire between the 110-story World Trade Center towers.
The Walk Movie vs. True Story of Philippe Petit, Man on Wire
WEBOct 8, 2015 · Joseph Gordon-Levitt portrays Philippe Petit in a Robert Zemeckis film. The movie chronicles Petit's illegal 1974 wire walk in the immense void between the World Trade Center towers. He had to overcome close calls and obstacles to beat the system and execute his high-risk plan.
The True Story Behind 'The Walk': Philippe Petit's Moment - TIME
WEBSep 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 (2015) - IMDb
WEBThe 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 …
Philippe Petit walks on a tightrope between the Twin Towers
WEBJul 30, 2021 · Clad in black and carrying a long pole for balance, Philippe Petit begins the most famous high-wire walk in history, calmly traversing the space between the Twin Towers at a height of 1,350...
Philippe Petit Walks Between the Twin Towers: How He Did It | TIME
WEBAug 7, 2015 · The French stuntman’s larger-than-life story has already made it to the big screen once, in the Oscar-winning 2008 documentary Man on Wire. This fall it will …
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