Philippe Petit
April 13, 1949 (75 years old) in Nemours, Seine-et-Marne, France
Philippe Petit (born 13 August 1949) is a French high-wire artist who gained fame for his high-wire walk between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, New York, on 7 August 1974. For his feat (that he referred to as "le coup"), he used a 450-pound (200-kilogram) cable and a custom-made 26-foot (8-metre) long, 55-pound (25-kilogram) balancing pole. Description above from the Wikipedia article Philippe Petit, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Credits
- 2008 · Sydney Harbour Bridge crossing as Himself
- 2008 · Man on Wire as Himself
- 1995 · Mondo as
- 1991 · Film Lesson as Self
- 1984 · High Wire as
- 1972 · Le Grand Échiquier as Self