The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

2005•10m•7.0/10

AnimationFamily

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7.0/10(13)

One of the most exciting and memorable stories in the history of the World Trade Towers is that of Philippe Petit, a French man who walked a tightrope between the massive monuments in 1974. Narrated by Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, this is an animated adaptation of the lyrical Caldecott Award-winning book by Mordecai Gerstein. Directed and animated by Michael Sporn, with music by Michael Bacon (of the Bacon Brothers).

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Weston Woods Studios

Language

EN

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Released

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Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal

Narrator (voice)

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