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- Yes. The real Philippe Petit was inspired to attempt the feat, which he nicknamed "the coup," after seeing an artist's rendition of the Twin Towers (pre-construction) in a newspaper at a dentist's office.
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Oct 8, 2015 · In both the Man on Wire documentary and Petit's autobiography, there is no evidence that Petit's right foot was bleeding as he walked on the high-wire between the Twin Towers. The movie implies that his puncture wound from stepping on the nail several weeks earlier had opened up, but this is not true.
Dec 14, 2012 · “Man on Wire,” one of the most talked-about documentaries of the year, tells the story of how a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit illegally walked on a tight wire between the two towers of the World Trade Center on Aug. 7, 1974. It won the audience award and the best documentary prize at Sundance 2008, and is a superb film that works ...
Man on Wire is a 2008 documentary film directed by James Marsh. The film chronicles Philippe Petit 's 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center. It is based on Petit's 2002 book, To Reach the Clouds, released in paperback with the title Man on Wire.
Sep 30, 2015 · But here's a fun fact: The idea for The Walk was actually conceived before Man on Wire was released. The backstory for Petit's infamous walk is this: He was a French street...
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Sep 29, 2020 · On August 7, 1974, a young Frenchman caught the attention of jaded New Yorkers by wire-walking between the twin towers of the World Trade Center.
Aug 7, 2014 · On August 7, 1974, New York awoke to find aerialist Philippe Petit walking on a wire between the 110-story World Trade Center towers.
In 2008, Man on Wire, a documentary directed by James Marsh about Petit's walk between the towers, won numerous awards including the 2009 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. He was also the subject of a children's book and an animated adaptation of it, released in 2005.
