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Who walked tightrope between Twin Towers?

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Philippe Petit answers reporter’s questions as he is escorted from Beekman Hospital by Port Authority police officer, after being arrested for walking a tightrope between the two towers of the World Trade Center.

How does the walk end?

The cops try and carefully talk him into walking back toward them, but Philippe only frightens them by laying on the wire before getting up when a bird passes over him. Philippe finally walks back to the South Tower and surrenders calmly.

Who was the tightrope walker in the Twin Towers?

DID YOU KNOW? A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit ‘s daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City’s World Trade Center’s twin towers in 1974, what some consider, “the artistic crime of the century”. Jay Pharoah learns how to perform a military choke hold from actor and former Army soldier, Zulay Henao.

When did Philippe Petit walk the Twin Towers?

Twin Towers Tightrope Walk – Philippe Petit – YouTube The astonishing high wire performance between the towers of the World Trade Center in 1974. The astonishing high wire performance between the towers of the World Trade Center in 1974. Skip navigation Sign in Search Loading… Close This video is unavailable.

Why was tightrope walk at the World Trade Center?

The festival was created in 2002 in response to the attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Director James Marsh chose not to mention the attacks in the film, concentrating on Petit and his co-conspirators. “Why burden a surprising fairytale that happens to be true and happened in 1974?”

How long did it take to walk between the Twin Towers?

I see two towers and I have to walk.” The stroll, 1,350 feet above street level, lasted 50 minutes, from 7:05 to 7:55 a.m. Four times the 25-year-old Petit, who started out from the north tower, walked to a point near the south tower and then back north.