Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Philippe Petit is a French highwire artist who gained fame for his unauthorized highwire walk between the Twin Towers of the World ...

Philippe Petit will walk the Cathedral of St. John on 50th anniversary of WTC high-wire walk.Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Philippe Petit, the man who stunned the world by tightrope-walking ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Wednesday and Thursday of this week, Philippe Petit will walk a highwire across the nave of St. John the Divine in New York ...

MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS -- French high-wire artist Philippe Petit is gearing up for the 50th anniversary of his historic walk between the World Trade Center towers. It is still considered the artistic ...

British director James Marsh, who, like Petit, lives in New York, is just the opposite. He is grounded and oozes intelligence and, well, taste, without self-consciousness. His personality is imprinted ...

His stunning 1974 high-wire walk across New York City’s ill-fated Twin Towers was chronicled in the Oscar-winning documentary “Man on Wire” (2008), and again in the narrative flick “The Walk” (2015).

High-wire artist Philippe Petit this week is celebrating the 50 th anniversary of his historic walk between the two World Trade Center towers with special performances at the Cathedral Church of St.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Over the two weeks leading up to Oscar, indieWIRE will be republishing a series of interviews and profiles on the nominees for the 81st Academy Awards. British director James Marsh, who ...