Tightrope walk between the twin towers this transcript has been automatically generated and may. The true story behind philippe petits world trade center wire walk. After mastering the art of tightrope walking, philippe will now attempt to achieve the impossible. The man looked as if he had pedaled out of a silent movie as he plopped his worn leather satchel holding juggling balls and pins, gag items. Philippe petits reallife walk between the twin towers. The astonishing high wire performance between the towers of the world trade center in 1974. A scene shows two men sitting on a bar over an empty shaft that is implied to descend 110 stories. Petit has a history of defying the law to perform his art, from walking above the towers of notre dame in his hometown of paris to the bridge crossing of sydney harbour in australia. Philippe petits historic walk between the twin towers of the world trade center. From the very start of the film it pulls you in, this is an amazing story and petit is an amazing person to document.
The movie documents philippe petits six year struggle to achieve an illegal artistic actwalking on a tightrope between the two twin towers of new york city. Philippe petit walks a tightrope between the twin towers in 1974 duration. Tightrope walking, also called funambulism, is the skill of walking along a thin wire or rope. Philippe petit before his trip between the twin towers, apwide world photos. He began learning magic when he was six and fell in love with tightrope walking when he was a teenager, taking his first steps on a wire when he was sixteen. He completed similar, illegal walks across the twin towers of the notre dame cathedral and the sydney harbour bridge before considering himself. The walk was a film about achieving the impossible, tightrope walking between the twin towers, and knowing that one man actually managed it made this the documentary movie of the year. The walk is a 2015 american 3d biographical drama film directed by robert zemeckis and written by christopher browne and zemeckis.
Forty years ago on thursday, a 24yearold frenchman captivated the world when he walked across a steel high wire suspended between new york citys twin towers. He immediately imagined walking between them on a wire. Another problem appeared three weeks before the planned walk. Things get tight in our behind the scenes look with joseph gordonlevitt and. 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. Petits walk between the twin towers lasted 45 minutes, during which he made eight trips across the wire. The book begins, once there were two towers side by side. A 25yearold french daredevil did a tightrope walk across the top of new york in 1974 on a 1foot cable strung between the 110story twin. W hether you take philippe petits tightrope walk between the twin towers as art, daredevilry, or madness, its hard to deny the awe it inspired.
Tightrope walk between twin towers is recalled on aug. Phillipe petit as he walks on a tightrope between the world trade centres twin towers in i find this such a remarkable story and ive been meaning to post something about it for a while but. The tightrope performance between the twin towers is brought to the big screen in a new film, the. Philippe petit walks a tightrope between the twin towers. Philippe petits historic walk between the twin towers of the world trade center in 1974. Petit opened it to an illustration of himself walking in the space between the broad towers. The 1,350fthigh walk was six years in the planning, and afterwards petit was. Philippe petit walks a tightrope between the twin towers in 1974. For almost 45 minutes he ambled back and forth on a metal cable strung between the towers of the world trade center, a feat of illegal tightrope walking that. Alice gainer, movie, philippee petit, the walk, tightrope walking, twin towers new york cbsnewyork hes the high wire artist who stunned the city with his famous walk between. Philippe petit walks a tightrope between manhattans twin towers, 7 august 1974 after a few steps, i realised the wire wasnt well rigged but thought, its safe enough erica buist.
Petit tells us about his incredible high wire feat. This book is about that crimewalking between new york citys twin towers on a tightrope. The twin towers highwire walk, 40 years ago history. On august 7th 1974, a young frenchman named philippe petit stepped out on a wire and walked between new yorks twin towers. Philippe petits amazing highwire act at the twin towers. Trailers seemed intriguing enough but then when we realised it was based on a true story, we knew we had to watch it. Philippe petit performed a ground and lawbreaking walk. In 1974, frenchman philippe petit walked across a tightrope stretched between the world trade centers twin towers. On august 7, 1974, a young frenchman caught the attention of jaded new yorkers by wirewalking between the. Now for the first time, movie audiences will see what french aerialist philippe petit saw when he stood on a tightrope stretched between the twin towers of. Through a spell binding account and through meticulous details mr. Film celebrates tightrope walk between twin towers reuters. He was so excited he skipped the dentists appointment, but left with a dream.
The walk is so realistic people are throwing up in theaters. Philippe petits crazy highwire walk between the twin towers. Forty years after gaining fame by crossing a high wire between the twin towers of the world trade center in new york city, philippe petit will walk on. The walk tells the true story of one mans tightrope walk between the twin towers of the world trade center in 1974. Tightrope walk between twin towers is recalled the new. Man on wire is an exciting documentary about philippe petit who, thanks to his friends, managed to sneak into the world trade center in 1974 and do a highwire act between the twin towers. The twin towers highwire walk, 40 years ago forty years ago, new york awoke to find philippe petit walking on a wire between the. Philippe petit walked a tightrope between the twin towers. Nuimerous photographs and gripping descriptions are sure to bring moisture to the palms of most readers.
Man on wire is a fascinating, edgeofyourseat, danger, and jeopardy filled documentary about french performance artist philippe petit, who defied death by tightrope walking between the twin towers of the world trade center on aug. A 25yearold french daredevil did a tightrope walk across the top of new york in 1974 on. Philippee petit opens up on the walk movie, twin towers. Tightrope walk between twin towers is recalled the world trade center. This film is about a man named petite who is insane about walking on the tightrope. In case of strong winds, they could slightly sway it was a part of their design. Since i already saw the documentary and movie, this book felt like a rehash of the same events.
In 1974 french highwire artist philippe petit walked a tightrope strung between the twin towers of new yorks world trade center. Walking on air between the towers the new york times. The only difference is you get it straight from philippes head with his own words. One of his exploits involved walking on a cable hastily strung between the two towers of notre dame cathedral in paris, but this wasnt enough. The true story behind philippe petits world trade center.
It is based on the story of 24yearold french highwire artist philippe petits walk between the twin towers of the world trade center on august 7, 1974. The walk is based on the story of the reallife high wire artist philippe petit in 1974. After twin towers highwire act, philippe petit walked. Philippe stepped on a nail in one of the twin towers. When he learned about the twin towers begin built in new york in the 1970s, he was determined to talk between them as.
A look at tightrope walker philippe petits daring, but illegal, highwire routine. Film celebrates tightrope walk between twin towers. Writing in english, phillipe petit brings alive his 1974 high wire walk between the twin towers of the late world trade center. It has a long tradition in various countries and is commonly a. The walkthe true story of philippe petit leschemins. Watch joseph gordonlevitt balance between the twin towers this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Like in the walk movie, the highwire artist also worked as a magician, performing on the streets of paris.
Twin towers tightrope 3d treatment jump to media player the 1974 tightrope walk between the twin towers of the world trade center is recreated in 3d, as talking movies reports. Some vertiginous viewers have been caught off balance by the 3d flick about the daredevil who walked a tightrope between the twin towers feeling. Tightrope walker philippe petit who pulled off the artistic crime of the century when he crossed the divide between the two world trade center towers is. Philippe petit walks a tightrope between manhattans twin. Offizieller the walk trailer deutsch german 2015 abonnieren. Inspired by a circus he saw at a young age, philippe begins planning an incredibly ambitious and highly illegal show in which he hangs a wire across the twin towers and walks across them. The walk is the true story of a young dreamer, philippe petit, and a band of unlikely recruits who. People who were on their way to work watched as he spent forty minutes walking back and forth, and even lying down on the wire. Walked between the towers 2007 by mordicai gerstein and the film the walk. The approximately 20 minute sequence can cause feelings of vertigo and has resulted in some individuals vomiting. The real story behind philippe petits world trade center. The tightrope he planned to walk across was steel cable, no more than. Born in 1949, french daredevil philippe petit became famous in august 1974 for his highwire walk between the twin towers of the world trade center in new york city.
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