The walk - 하늘을 걷는 남자

숫자로 보는 WTC 외줄타기 사건 (영화 "하늘을 걷는 남자"의 실제 배경)

사건 발생 시기 : 1974년 8월 7일

실존 인물 당시 나이 : 24살

빌딩 높이 : 1350 ft(약 411m) ,110층

줄 길이 : 200 ft(약 70m)

공연 시간 : 총 45분

횡단 횟수 : 8번

준비 기간 : 6년(실제잠입기간 수개월)

봉길이 : 26 ft(약 8m)

봉무게 50 lb(약 22kg)

 

영화에서 묘사된 대부분이 실화와 거의 다르지 않다. 그만큼 Philippe Petit, 이 남자의 인생이 dramatic한게 아닐까...

The True Story Behind the Movie

With today's release of 'The Walk,' here's a look back at Philippe Petit's "artistic crime of the century," which inspired the movie.

Philippe Petit's historic walk between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.

On August 7, 1974, a young Frenchman caught the attention of jaded New Yorkers by wire-walking between the twin towers of the World Trade Center. People in the street gasped at the sight 1,350 feet up, and the photo and film coverage of the seemingly spontaneous event was extensive enough that this ultimate high-wire act went 1974’s version of viral. The 24-year-old acrobat in question was named Philippe Petit. He was initially regarded by police as a perpetrator, and was arrested as soon as he left his perch, though charges were soon dropped. Petit’s feat was commemorated in James Marsh’s 2008 Oscar-winning documentary Man on Wire, and is now getting a spectacular replay in The Walk, an IMAX 3D feature film directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Petit. The time is clearly ripe for a look back at the story behind “the artistic crime of the century.” 

<출처 : http://www.biography.com/news/the-walk-philippe-petit-movie>

영화 vs. 실존인물

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Born: February 17, 1981 Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA	Philippe Petit Born: August 13, 1949 Birthplace: Nemours, Seine-et-Marne, France
Charlotte Le Bon Born: September 4, 1986 Birthplace: Montréal, Québec, Canada	Annie Allix Birthplace: France
Ben Kingsley Born: December 31, 1943 Birthplace: Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK	Rudy Omankowsky, Jr. (aka Papa Rudy) Born: 1937 Birthplace: Czechoslovakia
Clément Sibony Born: November 30, 1976 Birthplace: Paris, France	Jean-Louis Blondeau Birthplace: France
César Domboy Born: March 10, 1990 Birthplace: France	Jean-François Heckel (aka Jeff) Birthplace: France
Steve Valentine Born: October 26, 1966 Birthplace: Bishopbriggs, Scotland, UK	Barry Greenhouse Birthplace: USA
James Badge Dale Born: May 1, 1978 Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA	Jean-Pierre Dousseau (aka JP) Birthplace: France
Ben Schwartz Born: September 15, 1981 Birthplace: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA	Albert Birthplace: USA
Benedict Samuel Born: 1988 Birthplace: Australia	David (aka Donald) Birthplace: USA

To me it's so simple, that life should be lived on the edge of life. You have to exercise rebellion; to refuse to taper yourself to rules, to refuse your own success, to refuse to repeat yourself, to see every day, every year, every idea as a true challenge, and then you are going to live your life on a tightrope. -Philippe Petit, Man

 

<출처 : http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/the-walk/>