Philippe Petit World Trade Center Walk

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.

Philippe petit world trade center walk. The walk is a 2015 american 3d biographical drama film directed by robert zemeckis and written by christopher browne and zemeckis. The true story behind the daredevil s world trade center wire walk petit s artistic crime of the century inspired the films man on a wire and the walk author. The high level scheming behind philippe petit s twin towers tightrope walk philippe petit center answers reporter s questions on aug. On august 7th 1974 a young frenchman named philippe petit stepped out on a wire and walked between new york s twin towers.

It is based on the story of 24 year old french high wire artist philippe petit s walk between the twin towers of the world trade center on august 7 1974. Philippe petit takes a daring stroll. Born 13 august 1949 is a french high wire artist who gained fame for his high wire walk between the towers of notre dame cathedral in paris 1971 sydney harbour bridge as well as his high wire walk between the twin towers of the world trade center in new york city on the morning of 7 august 1974. The film stars joseph gordon levitt as petit alongside ben kingsley charlotte le bon james badge dale ben.

Dressed in a black v neck sweater black pants. A little more than an hour after dawn broke over manhattan an elfin man stood precariously on the edge of the south tower of the world trade center. Called the artistic crime of. 7 1974 as he is escorted from beekman hospital by port.

Philippe petit walks on wire across the towers of the world trad august 7 1974 new york new york usa.