Sentences with phrase «feet tightrope walk»

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Though, he is most well known for becoming the first person to walk across a 1,800 - foot tightrope, stretched across Niagara Falls.

Co - writer / director Robert Zemeckis presents the story of Philippe Petit, who walked a tightrope across the 130 - foot gap between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974, as a romantic fable.

Robert Woodfield (Eric Roberts) is a lawyer who grew up walking a tightrope between both sides of the law; after the death of his parents, he was raised by Charlie Mason (Dean Stockwell), a union representative who wants to do the right thing for his men, but who also has one foot in organized crime.

Tragedy Girls is a sharp piece of genre work, sure - footed enough to walk a razor - thin tonal tightrope.

The first woman to tightrope walk over Niagara Falls was circus performer Maria Spelterini who, reportedly, once crossed while her hands and feet were manacled.

Now, why is it that young folks that have very little knowledge or skill in walking tightropes want to try to do it... when there is a walking bridge about 50» feet away that has $ 500 on the other side everyday?