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The Walk is a 2015 American biographical drama directed by the legendary , the master storyteller behind the Back to the Future trilogy, Forrest Gump , and Cast Away . The film is a dramatization of the incredible true story of Philippe Petit , a French high-wire artist who, in August 1974, fulfilled his "artistic crime" by walking on a tightrope illegally rigged between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.

The film tells the story of Philippe Petit (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and his motley crew of international accomplices who plan the "artistic coup of the century". It moves away from the 2008 documentary Man on Wire to present a heist-style narrative focusing on the technical challenges, personal sacrifices, and internal conflicts of the team as they prepare for the unauthorized walk. Plot Summary: A Dream Born in Paris