The Walk (2015 film)

The Walk
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Zemeckis
Screenplay by
  • Robert Zemeckis
  • Christopher Browne
Based onTo Reach the Clouds
by Philippe Petit
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDariusz Wolski
Edited byJeremiah O'Driscoll
Music byAlan Silvestri
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing[1]
Release dates
  • September 26, 2015 (2015-09-26) (New York Film Festival)
  • September 30, 2015 (2015-09-30) (United States)
Running time
123 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • English
  • French
Budget$35–45 million[3][4]
Box office$61.2 million[3]

The Walk is a 2015 American biographical drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis, who co-wrote the screenplay with Christopher Browne. It is based on the story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974. The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Petit, alongside Ben Kingsley, Charlotte Le Bon, James Badge Dale, Ben Schwartz, and Steve Valentine.

Following its premiere at the New York Film Festival, The Walk was released by TriStar Pictures on September 30, 2015 in the United States in IMAX 3D, and on October 9 in regular 2D and 3D. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise for Gordon-Levitt's performance, Zemeckis's direction and the visual effects, particularly during the wire walk scene, but underperformed at the box office. The film is dedicated to the victims of the September 11 attacks.

  1. ^ "The Walk (2015)". AFI Catalog. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "THE WALK (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. August 13, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "The Walk (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  4. ^ FilmL.A. (June 15, 2016). "2015 Feature Film Study". Archived from the original on July 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.