The Walk

– The story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.30 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 3 Minutes
Release Year:
2015
The Walk (2015)

The story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.

The Walk (2015) - Trailer

Release Date:

09 Oct 2015

Language:

English, French, Czech

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Writer:

Robert Zemeckis (screenplay), Christopher Browne (screenplay), Philippe Petit (book)

Main Actors:

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Guillaume Baillargeon, Émilie Leclerc, Mark Trafford

Plot:

Twelve people have walked on the moon, but only one man - Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) - has ever, or will ever, walk in the immense void between the World Trade Center towers. Guided by his real-life mentor, Papa Rudy (Ben Kingsley), and aided by an unlikely band of international recruits, Petit and his gang overcome long odds, betrayals, dissension and countless close calls to conceive and execute their mad plan. Robert Zemeckis, the director of such marvels as Forrest Gump, Cast Away, Back to the Future, Polar Express and Flight, again uses cutting edge technology in the service of an emotional, character-driven story. With innovative photorealistic techniques and IMAX 3D wizardry, The Walk is true big-screen cinema, a chance for moviegoers to viscerally experience the feeling of reaching the clouds. The film, a PG-rated, all-audience entertainment for moviegoers 8 to 80, unlike anything audiences have seen before, 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.

Awards:

3 wins & 17 nominations.

Gross profit:

$8,064,239

Production:

Sony Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
Metacritic:
70%