Oct 01, 2015 the walk posted on october 1, 2015 at 12. The film is being produced by paramount pictures, and directed by oliver stone, recipient of three academy awards. The world trade center was a part of the classic new york city skyline tourists would flock from all corners of the world to see. The new film about tightrope walker philippe petits 1974 jaunt between the twin towers of the world trade center is an utterly bizarre creation, devoting its first. The walk, zemeckis account of phillippe petits 1974 tightrope walk between the twin towers of the old world trade center, would seem to. Like in the walk movie, the highwire artist also worked as a magician, performing on the streets of paris. Philippe petits reallife walk between the twin towers in. Green screens allow actor joseph gordonlevitt right to appear much higher than he actually was while filming the walk movie.
Amid the gasps and murmurs, that line stands out, and. Zemeckiss last movie, flight, proved that the master of mainstream spectacle. The walk is so realistic people are throwing up in theaters. The true story behind philippe petits world trade center wire walk. Sep 27, 2015 robert zemeckis the walk reaches for the sky when aerialist philippe petit mounts a wire perilously stretched between the original world trade center towers, twothirds of the way. Joseph gordonlevitt in the walk 2015 ben kingsley and joseph. It doesnt seem like it could possibly be based on a. The 1,350fthigh walk was six years in the planning, and afterwards petit was.
He had to overcome close calls and obstacles to beat the system and execute his highrisk plan. The owners of the world trade center forgave petit and gave him a lifetime pass to the observation deck. Oct 01, 2015 j ames marshs great documentary man on wire, about the french acrobat philippe petit and his magnificent 1974 wire walk between the towers of new yorks world trade center was a healing act. The film world trade center set to debut on august 9, 2006, relates the true story of two of the last survivors rescued from ground zero, john mcloughlin and william j. The walk is a 2015 american 3d biographical drama film directed by robert zemeckis and written by christopher browne and zemeckis. Academy award winning director robert zemeckis uses advanced technology in the service of an emotional, characterdriven story. Aug 06, 2019 the world trade center was not philippe petits first highwire conquest.
The walk, zemeckis account of phillippe petits 1974 tightrope walk between the twin towers of the old world trade center, would seem to be the ultimate zemeckis set piece, rivaling the awesomeness of the plane crash and island sequences of cast away, the upsidedown jet maneuver in flight, the intergalactic wormhole trips in contact. The walk is a spectacularly nervewracking tightrope tale. The walk tells the true story of one mans tightrope walk between the twin towers of the world trade center in 1974. Joseph gordonlevitt takes tightrope across the twin. Things get tight in our behind the scenes look with joseph gordonlevitt and. Petits memoirs inspired the 2008 oscarwinning documentary man on wire. Joseph gordonlevitt plays frenchman philippe petit, who snuck to the top of the world trade center on aug.
For his unauthorized feat 400 metres 1,312 feet above the. Robert zemeckiss 3d recreation of phillip petites world trade centre tightrope walk is a towing achievement. Philippe petit walks a tightrope between the twin towers. He analyzes the photo and decides to make it his mission to walk a tightrope. Oct 09, 2015 petit, a 24yearold highwire artist, walked across a cable between the tops of new york citys newly completed world trade center towers, at the time the tallest buildings in the world.
Sep 29, 2015 the walk, zemeckis account of phillippe petits 1974 tightrope walk between the twin towers of the old world trade center, would seem to be the ultimate zemeckis set piece, rivaling the awesomeness of the plane crash and island sequences of cast away, the upsidedown jet maneuver in flight, the intergalactic wormhole trips in contact. Robert zemeckis took many steps for wtc tightrope movie the. Play full with title the walk full and free movie streaming in top. Philippe petit walks a tightrope between the twin towers in 1974. Sep 29, 2015 joseph gordonlevitt plays frenchman philippe petit, who snuck to the top of the world trade center on aug. Petit joseph gordonlevitt has ever walked in the immense void between the world trade center towers. The walk is a love letter to paris and new york city in the 1970s, but most of all, to the towers of the world trade center. The highlevel scheming behind philippe petits twin towers tightrope walk. Sep 29, 2015 t he walk at the center of the new movie the walk in limited release wednesday is on a wire, between the towers of the world trade center. The festival was created in 2002 in response to the attacks that destroyed the world trade center on september 11, 2001. It took highwire walker philippe petit several years and a band of cohorts to plan and pull off his deathdefying, 45minute tightrope walk between the nearly completed world trade center towers. It is based on the story of 24yearold french highwire artist philippe petit s walk between the twin towers of the world trade center on august 7, 1974. Jun 04, 2015 new york film festival to open with robert zemeckis 3d philippe petit world trade center thriller the walk.
With philippe petit, jean francois heckel, jeanlouis blondeau, annie allix. A magician from the age of six and former street juggler, petit began training on the wire as a teenager. P hilippe petits famous walk on 7 august 1974 across a cable between the world trade centers twin towers, a quarter of a mile from the ground, took 45 minutes to complete but was six years. The real story behind philippe petits world trade center. The movie chronicles petits illegal 1974 wire walk in the immense void between the world trade center towers.
In 1974, highwire artist philippe petit recruits a team of people to help him realize his dream. A look at tightrope walker philippe petits daring, but illegal, highwire routine performed between new york citys world trade center s twin towers in 1974, what some consider, the artistic crime of the century. Philippe petit left balances on one foot on top of the world trade center. 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. Tightrope master philippe petit helped joseph gordonlevitt. Jun 30, 2015 back to the future director on remake. Statue of liberty with the world trade center in sunkissed background, the walk is nothing if not consistent. Phillip petits 1974 deathdefying performance is dramatized in a film by robert zemeckis. The film was released into imax theaters on wednesday, september 30, 2015. World trade center is a 2006 american survival disaster drama film directed by oliver stone and based on the september 11, 2001 attacks at the world trade center. After nearly an hour of performing on the wire, 1,350 feet above the sidewalks of manhattan, he was arrested.
The story centers on highwire artist philippe petits gordonlevitt attempt to walk a tightrope between the world trade centers twin towers in 1974. Film celebrates tightrope walk between twin towers world. Published on aug 28, 2015 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 towers of the world trade. The walk 2015 joseph gordonlevitt movie trailer, release. Offizieller the walk trailer deutsch german 2015 abonnieren.
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. To see a trailer for the movie, please click here it took highwire walker philippe petit several years and a band of cohorts to plan and pull off his deathdefying, 45minute tightrope walk between the nearly completed world trade center towers on august 7, 1974. Philippe petit walks a tightrope between the twin towers in. Ap photoalan welner when petit first arrived at the twin towers, seeing them nearly crushed his dream, as he recalled.
The walk made me want to stab my eyes out with a fork. On the day of petits walk, they posed as architects, concealing a bow and arrow in a. Best the walk in best quality with movie plot the story of french highwire artist philippe petits attempt to cross the twin towers of the world trade center in 1974. The tightrope performance between the twin towers is brought to the big screen in a new film, the. Read more about the planning that went into the 1974 walk. Robert zemeckiss 3d take on philippe petits tightrope walk between the twin towers takes. Its the story of two of the last survivors to be rescued from ground zero after the twin towers collapsed on 911. 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. Phillipe petit atop the world trade center duration. The film, a pgrated, allaudience entertainment for moviegoers 8 to 80. Philippe petit during his world trade center tightrope walk in 1974. Twelve people have walked on the moon, but only one man philippe petit joseph gordonlevitt has ever walked in the immense void between the world trade center. Aug 07, 2015 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. Heres a look back at philippe petits artistic crime of the century, which inspired the films man on a wire and the walk.
The story centers on highwire artist philippe petits gordonlevitt attempt to walk a tightrope between the world trade center s twin towers in 1974. On august 7th 1974, french tightrope walker philippe petit stepped out on a high wire, illegally rigged between new yorks world trade center twin towers, then the world s tallest buildings. Director james marsh chose not to mention the attacks in the film, concentrating on petit and his coconspirators. It stars nicolas cage, maria bello, michael pena, maggie gyllenhaal, stephen dorff and michael shannon. In 2015, filmmaker robert zemeckis honored the feat in a film called the. The true story behind philippe petits world trade center. Aug 28, 2015 published on aug 28, 2015 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 towers of the world trade. While talking with joseph gordonlevitt about philippe petit the french daredevil who walked a high wire between the world trade center towers in 1974 the conversation turns to a co. The real story behind philippe petits world trade center highwire. A look at tightrope walker philippe petits daring, but illegal, highwire routine performed between new york citys world trade centers twin towers in 1974, what some consider, the artistic crime of the century. The walk scene with beethoven fur elise song youtube.
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