With his new film, director Robert Zemeckis has worked to recreate one of the greatest stunts ever performed. In 1974, French acrobat Philippe Petit strung a wire between the Twin Towers and, with jaw-dropping skill and balance, actually managed to walk across it. This story was previously told in the James Marsh-directed documentary Man on Wire, but now Zemeckis has crafted it into a feature and is bringing it to the big screen with The Walk. But is it worth the extra few bucks to see it in 3D?...
With his new film, director Robert Zemeckis has worked to recreate one of the greatest stunts ever performed. In 1974, French acrobat Philippe Petit strung a wire between the Twin Towers and, with jaw-dropping skill and balance, actually managed to walk across it. This story was previously told in the James Marsh-directed documentary Man on Wire, but now Zemeckis has crafted it into a feature and is bringing it to the big screen with The Walk. But is it worth the extra few bucks to see it in 3D?...
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