The Walk

About The Walk

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) is a history film directed by Robert Zemeckis. At 123 minutes long, it arrived in September 2015.

Its themes are biographical, world trade center, skyscraper, and secret project. The story is adapted from real events.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt takes the lead as Philippe Petit, Ben Kingsley as Papa Rudy, Charlotte Le Bon as Annie Allix, and James Badge Dale as J.P.. The screenplay is by Christopher Browne and Robert Zemeckis. Production companies include ImageMovers, LStar Capital, and TriStar Pictures. In the United States it streams on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.

GoodFellas, The Apprentice, and Man on Wire make useful companions to The Walk, all filed under 1970s, biography, and new york city. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 3,477 votes and it carries a PG rating.