The Walk

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The Walk is a 3D drama based on the story of Philippe Petit, the French high wire daredevil who traversed the span between New York City’s World Trade Center towers. Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Cast Away) directs a cast featuring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley, Charlotte Le Bon, James Badge Dale, and Ben Schwartz.

Twelve people have walked on the moon. Only one has ever, or will ever, walk in the immense void between the World Trade Center towers. Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), guided by his real-life mentor, Papa Rudy (Ben Kingsley), is aided by an unlikely band of international recruits, who overcome long odds, betrayals, dissension and countless close calls to conceive and execute their mad plan.

Petit, whose last major performance was a 2002 walk across Broadway for The Late Show with David Letterman, says the film is an accurate portrayal of his feat. “I have seen many a masterpiece by Robert Zemeckis, and this one of course is different to me, because it involves part of my life. I must confess, I was on the edge of my seat – not just for the wire walk, but for the whole adventure. Seeing the movie in IMAX 3D, I was transported back there on that day August 1974. It’s my story, I know it well, and I know how it ends – and yet I was secretly thinking, ‘Well, I hope these guys make it!’”

The Walk is rated PG.