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The Walk (II) (2015)

PG  |   |  Adventure, Biography, Drama  |  9 October 2015 (USA)
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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.

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Cast overview, first billed only:
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Guillaume Baillargeon ...
Outdoor Café Man
Émilie Leclerc ...
Outdoor Café Woman
Mark Trafford ...
American Tourist
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Woman in Chalk Circle
Lucas Ramaciere ...
Boy in Chalk Circle
Martin Lefebvre ...
Gendarme #1
Philippe Bertrand ...
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Laurence Deschenes ...
Young Girl with Candy
Patricia Tulasne ...
Dental Office Receptionist
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Dental Patient #1
Sylvie Lemay ...
Dental Patient #2
Sasha Dominique ...
Dental Patient #3
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Jade Kindar-Martin ...
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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, ... Written by Sony Pictures Entertainment

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Rated PG for thematic elements involving perilous situations, and for some nudity, language, brief drug references and smoking | See all certifications »

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$35,000,000 (estimated)

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$1,560,299 (USA) (2 October 2015)

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$2,536,217 (USA) (7 October 2015)
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During the film's New York City premiere the realism of the film's climax 1,362 feet in the air caused some viewers to actually throw up from vertigo. Robert Zemeckis responded that, "[The goal] was to evoke the feeling of vertigo. We worked really hard to put the audience up on those towers and on the wire." See more »

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The broadcast antenna on the World Trade Center's north tower wasn't added until 1978, four years after the events of the movie took place. See more »

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Philippe Petit: People ask me "Why do you risk death?". For me, this is life.
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"The Walk" is stylish and entertaining
6 October 2015 | by See all my reviews

Robert Zemeckis' signature visual style and proclivity for bio-pics seemed perfect for a movie like The Walk, a film that manages to boast an interesting and entertaining story and dizzying cinematography. The Walk is based on the story of the real-life high wire artist Philippe Petit in 1974. Inspired by a circus he saw at a young age, Philippe begins planning an incredibly ambitious -- and highly illegal -- show in which he hangs a wire across the Twin Towers and walks across them. A majority of the story is dedicated to Petit gathering accomplices to help with the coup, practicing for the extreme conditions and planning how they will rig the wire. The clever writing allows you to connect with every character and understand why they're trying to attempt this impossible dream. The last 45 minutes or so is where "the walk" actually happens. The scenes of Petit and co rigging the wire are just as tense as the wire-walking scenes, which are accented by some of the best cinematography of the year. The cinematography is really the star of the movie here. The shots panning down towards the ground make the towers almost look endless, and it adds so much tension to the walking scenes. The Walk is a stylish and entertaining look at one of the biggest artistic feats of the last century, and you need to watch it in IMAX 3D.


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