6.8

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

Name: The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Director: Michael Sporn
Genre: Family, Animation
Released: 2005-04-23T00:00:00.000000Z
Duration: 10 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal

200510m

FamilyAnimation

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).