«Once there were two towers side by side,» Gyllenhaal begins as the colored line drawings come to life and we're introduced to Petit, who had previously astonished Paris by tightrope walking between the steeples of Notre Dame. (shepherdexpress.com)
According to a website dedicated to tightrope walker Jean François Gravelet, the Greeks were so enamored of tightrope walking that they created a special prize, «The Thaumatron,» which could be won by tightrope walkers and «anyone who shows people something amazing, out of the ordinary.» (bookbrowse.com)
The film recounts Petit's infamous tightrope walk across New York City's World Trade Towers in 1974. (businessinsider.com)