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The Walk

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Overview

Twelve people have walked on the moon, but only one man - Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) - has ever walked 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. Academy Award winning director Robert Zemeckis uses advanced technology in the service of an emotional, character-driven story. THE WALK is a love letter to Paris and New York City in the 1970s, but most of all, to the Towers of the World Trade Center.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/05/2016
UPC:	0043396463783
Original Release:	2015
Rating:	PG
Source:	Sony Pictures
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound]
Time:	2:03:00
Sales rank:	33,613

Special Features

Pillars of Support; Hear from the Cast about their incredible experience on set!

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Joseph Gordon-Levitt	Philippe Petit
Ben Kingsley	Papa Rudy
Charlotte Le Bon	Annie Allix
James Badge Dale	Jean-Pierre
Ben Schwartz	Albert
Clément Sibony	Jean-Louis
César Domboy	Jean-François,Jeff
Jason Deline	Tessio
Benedict Samuel	David
Mark Camacho	Guy Tozolli
Steve Valentine	Barry Greenhouse
Guillaume Baillargeon	Outdoor Cafe Man
Emilie Leclerc	Outdoor Cafe Woman
Mark Trafford	American Tourist
Inka Malovic	Woman in Chalk Circle
Lucas Ramaciere	Boy in Chalk Circle
Martin Lefebvre	Gendarmes
Philippe Bertrand	Gendarmes
Laurence Deschenes	Young Girl with Candy
Patricia Tulasne	Dental Office Receptionist
Jean-Robert Bourdage	Dental Patient
Sylvie Lemay	Dental Patient
Sasha Dominique	Dental Patient
Soleyman Pierini	Boy Petit
Jade Kindar-Martin	Circus High Wire Performer
Patrick Baby	Petit's Father
Marie Turgeon	Petit's Mother
Catherine Lemieux	Texan Tourist Woman
Larry Day	Texan Tourist Man
Denis Michaud	Fisherman
Serge Boulianne	Fisherman
Charles Gaudreau	Fisherman
Maxime Paradis	Fisherman
Serge LePage	Fisherman
Alain Boileau	Fisherman
Jean-Marie Montbarbut	Fisherman
Vlado Stokanic	Portly Photographer
Philippe Soucy	Notre Dame Police Officer
Philipp Hartmann	Notre Dame Police Officer
Guido Grasso	WTC Construction Worker
Joel Rinzler	US Customs Agent
Harvey Diamond	WTC Architect
Sylvain Landry	Port Authority Officer
Robert D'Alessio	WTC Lobby Guard
Rosa Ruby Kagan	WTC Visitor's Concierge
Mizinga Mwinga	Officer Foley
Harry Standjofski	Dock Foreman
Stuart Fink	Elevator Operator
Doug Price	WTC Rooftop Guard
Yanik Ethier	Mysterious Visitor
Vittorio Rossi	Sgt. O'Donnell
Sergio Di Zio	Officer Genco
Daniel Harroch	Officer Clemenza
Darrell Izeard	Officer Washington
Kent McQuaid	Officer Hagan
Kwasi Songui	Main in Plaid Sports Coat
Adam Bernett	Bearded Man
Karl Graboshas	Earbud Guy
Jason Blicker	Officer Daley
Massimo Cannistraro	Officer Sollozzo
Karl Werleman	Engineer Cop
Chris Cavener	Construction Worker with Blow Torch
Leif Anderson	Officer Cicci
Trevor Botkin	News Reporter
Rebecca Croll	News Reporter
Gara Niandu	News Reporter
Stephen Walters	News Reporter

Technical Credits

Robert Zemeckis	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Christopher Browne	Screenwriter
Jenn Emberly	Animator
Christophe Giraud	Makeup
Joseph Gordon-Levitt	Casting
Julie Jaros	Animator
William B. Kaplan	Sound Mixer
Jean Kazemirchuk	Art Director
Celine Lampron	Set Decoration/Design
Suttirat Anne Larlarb	Costumes/Costume Designer
Jacqueline Levine	Executive Producer
Cherylanne Martin	Executive Producer
Jeremiah O'Driscoll	Editor
Robert Pellerin	Animator
Jack Rapke	Producer
Darin John Rivetti	Asst. Director
Naomi Shohan	Production Designer
Alan Silvestri	Score Composer
Steve Starkey	Producer
Randy Thom	Sound/Sound Designer
Ben Waisbren	Executive Producer
Dariusz Wolski	Cinematographer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- The Walk
1. Scene 1 [5:15]
2. Scene 2 [4:50]
3. Scene 3 [4:45]
4. Scene 4 [8:38]
5. Scene 5 [8:50]
6. Scene 6 [9:24]
7. Scene 7 [4:45]
8. Scene 8 [9:05]
9. Scene 9 [8:58]
10. Scene 10 [5:21]
11. Scene 11 [1:17]
12. Scene 12 [6:22]
13. Scene 13 [6:56]
14. Scene 14 [9:09]
15. Scene 15 [8:34]
16. Scene 16 [8:07]
17. Scene 17 [12:41]

Disc #1 -- The Walk
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Languages
   Audio
      English
      English Audio Descriptive Service
      French
      Português
      Spanish
      Thai
   Subtitles
      English
      Cantonese
      Chinese Traditional
      Chinese Simplified
      French
      Korean
      Português
      Thai
      Subtitles: Off
Scene Selections
Special Features
   Pillars Of Support
   Previews

Videos

Preview

Zemeckis (Featurette), the

Twin Towers (Featurette), the

the Man the Dreamer (Featurette), the

Meet the Team (Featurette), the

Zemeckis Featurette (Uk), the

Sending the Cable, the

Ben Kingsley on the Cast and Crew, the

My Dream, the

Robert Zemeckis on Why He Chose to Make This Film, the

James Badge Dale on the Story's Climax, the

Benedict Samuel on His Character's Odd Relationship, the

Cesar Domboy on His Character, the

Joseph Gordon-Levitt on What Attracted Him to the Project, the

the Edge of the Void, the

Steve Valentine on His Character, the

Charlotte Le Bon on the Story Providing Joy and Hope, the

Ben Schwartz on What the Story Means to Him, the

Looking for a Sign, the

Virtual Reality Featurette (French), the

Something Beautiful, the

Sending the Cable (German), the

Looking for a Sign (German), the

Sending the Cable (Uk), the

Something Beautiful (Uk), the

the Edge of the Void (Uk), the

Meet the Team Featurette (German Subtitled), the

Looking for a Sign (Uk), the

My Dream (Uk), the

Looking for a Sign (French Subtitled), the

Sending the Cable (French Subtitled), the

Looking for a Sign (French), the

Sending the Cable (French), the

the Edge of the Void (French), the

the Edge of the Void (French Subtitled), the

We Need to Pack (Spanish), the

Coup Has Begun (Spanish), the

Sending the Cable (Spanish), the

Looking for a Sign (Spanish), the

the Science of Crossing (Portuguese/Brazil Subtitled), the

Meet the Team Featurette (Portuguese/Brazil Subtitled), the

Editorial Reviews

"Wow!" That's the reaction many moviegoers are likely to have after seeing Robert Zemeckis' breathtaking re-creation of Philippe Petit's dazzling 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center. The central 17-minute sequence -- especially when seen in IMAX 3D -- will make viewers feel that they are right there with Petit, on a thin cable 110 stories above the ground. We sense the dizzying height, and feel the exhilaration of being suspended midair among the clouds, as the petite Frenchman crisscrosses the wire several times, at one point even lying down on it to gaze at the heavens. It all happens in what seems like real time, and the unhurried pace allows us to experience every step and truly appreciate the grandeur of this magnificent aerial feat. It's one of those great movie scenes that will live long in your memory. Unfortunately, the rest of the film is mostly forgettable. The Walk begins with Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) perched on the Statue of Liberty's torch, the World Trade Center rising majestically in the background. Petit narrates the entire story from this vantage point; it's a decision that comes off as a bit hokey, and it immediately pulls viewers into the realm of imagination rather than making us feel that what we're seeing is happening in reality. (It also doesn't help that Gordon-Levitt's French accent is shaky at best.) We then flashback to Paris, as Petit learns the basics of wire walking from a circus showman (Ben Kingsley). He also meets a guitar-playing street singer named Annie (Charlotte Le Bon) around this time, and the two quickly become an inseparable pair. Petit soon reads about the construction of the World Trade Center while waiting in a dentist's office, and begins planning his daring and highly illegal walk between the towers. He recruits a couple of accomplices -- a photographer (Clément Sibony) and a math whiz (César Domboy) who is deathly afraid of heights -- walks between the towers of the Cathedral of Notre Dame for practice, and sets off for New York to investigate the nearly completed buildings and recruit more helpers. Once the action moves to Manhattan, the movie picks up considerable steam and starts to play out like a high-stakes heist flick. Of course, we already know the outcome due to the narration and framing device, which significantly undermines the suspense the film tries to build. By contrast, James Marsh's Oscar-winning documentary Man on Wire does a much better job of laying out the particulars of the walk and building tension. "It's impossible. But I'll do it," says Petit early on when he begins planning his walk. One might imagine that Zemeckis said the same thing when he first stumbled upon Petit's story and considered the possibility of putting the walk on film. Zemeckis is an acknowledged wizard of special effects, as his movies (the Back to the Future trilogy, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Forrest Gump, A Christmas Carol, The Polar Express, Flight) can attest. And he summons all of his technical prowess in The Walk's grand finale to produce a heart-pounding, visceral experience that could only be achieved through the magic of cinema. Of course, much of the emotion comes from the venue itself: The re-creations of the World Trade Center and 1970s-era New York City are nothing less than stunning. Zemeckis even closes out his picture with a beautiful yet haunting farewell shot of the Twin Towers that honors their memory, but wisely avoids tear-inducing sentiment. So, is The Walk worth the added expense of viewing it in IMAX 3D? For hardcore movie fanatics, the answer is yes. It's a technical marvel they will want to experience in all of its vertigo-inducing splendor. For others, probably not; 2D will work just fine. Overall, this walk isn't one to be remembered -- except for the 17 minutes when it is truly glorious.

All Movie Guide - Tim Holland