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The Walk

  • 2015
  • PG
  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
142K
YOUR RATING
Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 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.
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DocudramaPeriod DramaAdventureBiographyDrama

In 1974, high-wire artist Philippe Petit recruits a team of people to help him realize his dream: to walk the immense void between the World Trade Center towers.In 1974, high-wire artist Philippe Petit recruits a team of people to help him realize his dream: to walk the immense void between the World Trade Center towers.In 1974, high-wire artist Philippe Petit recruits a team of people to help him realize his dream: to walk the immense void between the World Trade Center towers.

  • Director
    • Robert Zemeckis
  • Writers
    • Robert Zemeckis
    • Christopher Browne
    • Philippe Petit
  • Stars
    • Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Charlotte Le Bon
    • Ben Kingsley
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    142K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Zemeckis
    • Writers
      • Robert Zemeckis
      • Christopher Browne
      • Philippe Petit
    • Stars
      • Joseph Gordon-Levitt
      • Charlotte Le Bon
      • Ben Kingsley
    • 285User reviews
    • 312Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 17 nominations total

    Videos68

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    Photos135

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    Top Cast83

    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Philippe Petit
    Charlotte Le Bon
    Charlotte Le Bon
    • Annie
    Ben Kingsley
    Ben Kingsley
    • Papa Rudy
    James Badge Dale
    James Badge Dale
    • Jean-Pierre…
    Clément Sibony
    Clément Sibony
    • Jean-Louis
    César Domboy
    César Domboy
    • Jeff…
    Benedict Samuel
    Benedict Samuel
    • David
    Ben Schwartz
    Ben Schwartz
    • Albert
    Steve Valentine
    Steve Valentine
    • Barry Greenhouse
    Soleyman Pierini
    Soleyman Pierini
    • Boy Petit
    Patrick Baby
    Patrick Baby
    • Petit's Father
    Marie Turgeon
    Marie Turgeon
    • Petit's Mother
    Guillaume Baillargeon
    • Outdoor Café Man
    Émilie Leclerc
    Émilie Leclerc
    • Outdoor Café Woman
    • (as Emilie Leclerc)
    Inka Malovic
    Inka Malovic
    • Woman in Chalk Circle
    Lucas Ramacière
    • Boy in Chalk Circle
    Martin Lefebvre
    Martin Lefebvre
    • Gendarme
    Philippe Bertrand
    • Gendarme
    • Director
      • Robert Zemeckis
    • Writers
      • Robert Zemeckis
      • Christopher Browne
      • Philippe Petit
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    User reviews285

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Philippe Petit personally trained Joseph Gordon-Levitt how to walk on a tightrope. When the training started, Petit predicted that Gordon-Levitt would need no more than eight days of training to be able to walk on a wire alone, which came true.
    • Goofs
      When practicing the line shoot via bow and arrow in France, the distance needed is clearly marked and Phillipe dances in celebration when the arrow surpasses it. Not long thereafter - with the group in New York - Phillipe has to pull a press conference ruse to get that same distance information. Furthermore, even if he hadn't already made his calculations back in France, it is as simple as measuring the distance at the base.
    • Quotes
      • [first lines]
      • Philippe Petit: "Why?" That is the question people ask me most. Pourquoi? Why? For what? Why do you walk on the wire? Why do you tempt fate? Why do you risk death. But, I don't think of it this way. I never even say this word, death. La mort. Yes of okay, I said it once, or maybe three times, just now... But watch, I *will* not say it again. Instead, I use the opposite word. Life. For me, to walk on the wire, this is life. C'est la vie.
      • Philippe Petit: [now standing in the torch of the Statue of Liberty] So, picture with me it's 1974, New York city, and I am in love with two buildings - two towers. Or as everyone in the world will calls them, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. They call to me. These towers, they stir something inside of me, and they inspire in me a dream. My dream is to hang a high-wire between those twin towers, and *walk* on it! Of course, uh, this is impossible, not to mention, illegal. So, why attempt the impossible? Why follow your dream? But, I cannot answer this question why, not with words. But I can show you how i happened. And so, we must go back in time, and across the ocean, because my love affair with these beautiful towers did not begin in New York. In case you couldn't tell, I'm not from here. No, my story begins in another one of the world's most beautiful cities, se Paris.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Chris Hardwick/Big Grams (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Douce Candy
      Adaptation of "Sugar Sugar"
      Written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim
      French lyrics by Ann Grégory
      Performed by Claude François
      Courtesy of Mercury Records France
      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 9, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Czech
    • Also known as
      • En la cuerda floja
    • Filming locations
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • TriStar Pictures
      • TriStar Productions
      • ImageMovers
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $35,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,137,502
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,560,299
      • Oct 4, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $61,181,942
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 3m(123 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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