The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
2005 · 10 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 490 VOTES · DIR. Michael Sporn
Overview
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).
Dialogue Timeline - 112 lines
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00:00:39 Once there were two towers side by side.
00:01:01 He was a street performer.
00:01:31 He looked not at the towers but at the space between them.
00:01:56 If he saw three balls he had to juggle.
00:02:18 Why not here?
00:02:36 And so Philippe - that was the young man's name -
00:02:54 Early on an august evening
00:03:11 And waited till nightfall
00:03:46 and shot it across to Philippe.
00:04:04 He crawled down to the ledge, over the sparkling city, and got the arrow.
00:04:23 It was 7/8 of an inch thick.
00:04:41 Philippe, just in time, secured his end.
00:05:10 Philippe put on his black shirt and tights.
00:05:30 out he stepped onto the wire.
00:05:50 He was not afraid.
00:06:11 "Look! Someone are walking on a wire between the towers!"
00:06:26 A quarter of a mile up in the sky
00:06:44 Philippe turned and walked the other way.
00:07:02 he walked
00:07:21 The city and harbour spread beneath him.
00:07:43 he walked back to the roof and held out his wrists for the handcuffs.
00:08:15 jerked it and Philippe felt.
00:08:39 the towers are still there.
00:08:55 in the air.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed112
Dialogue density11.2 lines / min
First line00:00:39
Final line00:08:55
Production Record
DirectorMichael Sporn
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes490