Here's a trailer for THE WALK, a new film from Robert Zemeckis chronicling/dramatizing Philippe Petit’s 1974 high-wire walk between the World Trade Center towers.
The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ben Kingsley and reunites Zemeckis with longtime composer Alan Silvestri. It releases in October.
This isn’t the first time Petit’s exploits have been covered on film - a 2008 documentary called MAN ON WIRE (streaming via Netflix and Amazon) also examines the stunt, which Petit and his team executed without clearances, permissions, or advanced knowledge of NYC authorities or WTC personnel.
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Glen Oliver
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