Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Joseph Gordon-Levitt | ... | Philippe Petit | |
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Guillaume Baillargeon | ... | Outdoor Café Man |
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Émilie Leclerc | ... | Outdoor Café Woman (as Emilie Leclerc) |
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Mark Trafford | ... | American Tourist |
Inka Malovic | ... | Woman in Chalk Circle | |
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Lucas Ramacière | ... | Boy in Chalk Circle |
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Martin Lefebvre | ... | Gendarme |
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Philippe Bertrand | ... | Gendarme |
Laurence Deschênes | ... | Young Girl with Candy | |
Patricia Tulasne | ... | Dental Office Receptionist | |
Jean-Robert Bourdage | ... | Dental Patient | |
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Sylvie Lemay | ... | Dental Patient |
Sasha Dominique | ... | Dental Patient | |
Soleyman Pierini | ... | Boy Petit | |
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Jade Kindar-Martin | ... | Circus High Wire Performer |
Twelve people have walked on the moon, but only one man - Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) - has ever, or will ever, walk in the immense void between the World Trade Center towers. Guided by his real-life mentor, Papa Rudy (Ben Kingsley), and aided by an unlikely band of international recruits, Petit and his gang overcome long odds, betrayals, dissension and countless close calls to conceive and execute their mad plan. Robert Zemeckis, the director of such marvels as Forrest Gump, Cast Away, Back to the Future, Polar Express and Flight, again uses cutting edge technology in the service of an emotional, character-driven story. With innovative photorealistic techniques and IMAX 3D wizardry, The Walk is true big-screen cinema, a chance for moviegoers to viscerally experience the feeling of reaching the clouds. The film, a PG-rated, all-audience entertainment for moviegoers 8 to 80, unlike anything audiences have seen before, is a love letter to Paris and New York City in the 1970s, ... Written by Sony Pictures Entertainment
Robert Zemeckis continue's to be of the best director's in Hollywood. He has made a beautiful movie and even though you know what happens, he keeps you gripping your armrests and holding your breath until the very end. Joseph Gordon-Levitt shines in this role along with the rest of the cast.
I suppose this review is also for the people who were in New York during 9/11. As a survivor of 9/11, I couldn't help but cry at the end of the movie. Seeing the Twin Towers rising in all their glory, basking in the sunset and reminding us of their beauty that so many of us took for granted, brought back so many emotions for me. They were like old friends saying hello and goodbye one last time.
Thank you Zemeckis for telling a great story, making a beautiful movie and bringing back old friends to life!
If possible, go see it in IMAX! You won't regret it!