The Walk (2015 film)
2015 American film by Robert Zemeckis / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Petit, alongside Ben Kingsley, Charlotte Le Bon, James Badge Dale, Ben Schwartz, and Steve Valentine.
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Directed by | Robert Zemeckis |
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Based on | To Reach the Clouds by Philippe Petit |
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Cinematography | Dariusz Wolski |
Edited by | Jeremiah O'Driscoll |
Music by | Alan Silvestri |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing[1] |
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Running time | 123 minutes[2] |
Country | United States |
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Budget | $35–45 million[3][4] |
Box office | $61.2 million[3] |
Following its premiere at the New York Film Festival, The Walk was released by TriStar Pictures on September 30, 2015 in the United States in IMAX 3D, and on October 9 in regular 2D and 3D. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise for Gordon-Levitt's performance, Zemeckis' direction and the visual effects, particularly during the wire walk scene, but underperformed at the box office. The film is dedicated to the victims of the September 11 attacks.