Philippe Petit (French pronunciation: [filip pəti]; born 13 August 1949) is a French highwire artist who gained fame for his unauthorized highwire walks between the towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris in 1971 and of Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1973, as well as between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City in August 1974.

On August 7, 1974, New York awoke to find aerialist Philippe Petit walking on a wire between the 110-story World Trade Center towers. A little more than an hour after dawn broke over...

Sep 30, 2015 · Petit's walk remains one of the most fabled, and stunning, acts of public art in New York City. "There is no why," he said in Man on Wire.

Sep 29, 2015 · When 24-year-old Philippe Petit (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the film) first set foot on the 131-ft. galvanized steel wire he had spent all night rigging between the tops of …

Oct 8, 2015 · The Walk movie true story confirms that New York City eventually dropped the criminal trespassing and disorderly conduct charges against Petit in exchange for him …

A 25-year-old French daredevil did a tightrope walk across the top of New York in 1974 - on a 131-foot cable strung between the 110-story twin towers of the World Trade Center.

Sep 29, 2020 · Petit's "artistic crime of the century" inspired the films 'Man on a Wire' and 'The Walk.' On August 7, 1974, a young Frenchman caught the attention of jaded New Yorkers by wire-walking between...

The Walk is a 2015 American biographical drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis, who co-wrote the screenplay with Christopher Browne. It is based on the story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit 's walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.

Dec 29, 2021 · Philippe Petit is a French high-wire artist who gained fame in 1974 for his walk between the Twin Towers in New York City.

Clad in black and carrying a long pole for balance, Philippe Petitbegins the most famous high-wire walk in history, calmly traversing the space between the Twin Towers at a height of 1,350 feet.