Wire walking in New York - Philippe Petit

[@cameronsullings8148]

this guy is one of the best performers in history ,thanks for existing your work is timeless

[@jamirocat]

love the music....beautiful images. I love Philipe Petit. There is a fine line between genius and crazy. (he's right on it.) ;)

[@jeffthomasscott]

Sounds like Phillip Glass.

[@davidlogat9338]

@@jeffthomasscott it is. Glassworks album

[@SGJ.musician]

I get it

[@marino4639]

The music fits perfectly,it gives the video a hypnotic atmosphere

[@onlylexus]

The Music is by Philip Glass, a great British composer, I have all his music.

[@rossenzo1129]

DoubleRX Knight Hunt his not a british

[@povertyspec9651]

@@onlylexus Philip Glass is American. Was a kid in Baltimore.

[@jonasandersson3684]

This guy is INCREDIBLE!!! Can't find the right words to describe his courage. 👌

[@tommikoistinen720]

I felt sick in my stomach from start to finish of this video. That is crazy - so many things could go wrong so easily. What an amazing artist he is. And nuts.

[@vermilioninferno5648]

There is nothing petit about his ball size.

[@rebekahnielle3563]

Vermilion Inferno eww

[@MrBakedOnCartz]

Rebekah Nielle HES speaking the truth tho

[@mikledeepikle-4033]

Rebekah Nielle he’s not wrong

[@ks77157]

Why are men obsessed with their ball sizes

[@popvinnik]

I love how he smiles during it. He's in his element.

[@carlmiller1986]

I don't know exactly why but this brought me to tears

[@onlylexus]

What is true art? Phillippe Petit is, and what he did in New York is ART! Phillippe Petit, one of my hero's, a man with an art form that is indescribable, truly profound and graceful beyond imagination. This man walked on a tightrope across the 2 world trade towers that were in New York, which is now "ground zero". Some may think he was crazy to do so, but I think it was true art in its purest form. After coming down from his walk on the rope, the New York police and journalists kept asking him the same stupid question "Why did you do it?" why? why?, there can be no such question, such a question is totally unnecessary and meaningless to ask. It is like asking a great mountaineer why he wants to stand on top of Everest, it is like asking why did Angelo paint his works of art? Art has nothing to do with "Why" it has more to do with the fact that it is there to be done, and more to do with the human spirit and what we are as humans, and what makes us human. When Phillippe Petit walked across the tightrope strung between the world trade center, he became art, ART in its truest sense, in its most purest undiluted form. Even to their eyes the stunned onlookers, from way below, knew that something graceful and remarkable was taking place way above them, something extraordinary, something that made their hearts leap with utter amazement and with joy. I wish I had been there to witness this great man doing this. This man is the epitome of what humanity is, he is the man that spits in the face of death with a smile, and still lives to tell his graceful and elegant tale. I cry with tears at his art, and what he did in New York, why do I cry? I do not really know, tell me??

[@TerrellAmari]

There you go again.... go away!!!

[@fimmybakare8908]

If he was ur hero spell his name right

[@TerrellAmari]

Fimmy bakare 😂😂😂

[@mr.buster7047]

nice spelling dude

[@pierrekk]

Beautiful text, idiotic replies

[@floyd0987]

I can't believe there's no footage of the walk. They've been filming the crew and Petit practicing and discussing the plan but they didn't take a single camera up there on the towers to shoot such an epic event?

[@oberstul1941]

+floyd0987 there's no footage because the walk was all fake. Fake like the moon landings. #illuminati

[@Bex-rd9md]

oberstul no the walk is a real story

[@BUYimtryingithink_onAmazon]

floyd0987 there is i watched it but it's like a compilation video

[@sandssmooth9799]

That's the beauty of it

[@likereallystfu]

oberstul stfu

[@MizzyG37]

This is being completely in tune with your being he's so confident in his balance

[@WashfromCali]

He has a body like a Greek statue. Gorgeous, charismic man. Totally outrageous.

[@園-q4o]

I actually saw this from below with my mom! It totally blew my mind then, and seeing it now blows my mind all over again! Thank you so much for uploading this.

[@Bex-rd9md]

園・ really omg were you scared?

[@gamerbot8043]

@@Bex-rd9md why would he be scared dumbass

[@partisan72]

@@gamerbot8043 maybe of the guy falling down???

[@gamerbot8043]

@@partisan72 no your dumbass

[@gamerbot8043]

@@partisan72 bitch

[@todayiglowup4286]

wtf he makes it looks so easy

[@stuartbrown25]

philippe petit is truly amazing in every way,he defo has balls of steel. just watched a video of him walking on a wire on the world trade centers/the twin towers but sadly it was pictures,such a shame it wasn't filmed on camera. the twin towers are over a thousand feet tall. and he walks the wire from tower to tower, totally amazing indeed......

[@bethedifferent1]

I finally found the raw footage that I've been looking for thank you

[@AuditAmplifier]

Bravo! He's incedible! Thank you, sir!

[@svenjansen2134]

His balls of steel give him that perfect balance.

[@AmiNa-yw1pr]

Это прекрасный фильм об уникальном человеке* восхищена. Филиппом и пересматриваю эти кадры. Живите в здравии ‘

[@Naturart3]

este hombre es un icono, me encanto la pelicula "the walk"

[@jorgeavila9d616]

Que suerte que en ese momento no la bombardearon

[@adriancorrea9938]

@@jorgeavila9d616 Xd

[@ephraimlessell]

If you watch "Man on Wire", you will see how much training and discipline he did on his own to be so great. Though, he surely has natural exceptional talent/coordination

[@WEAPONX4S]

My hands and feet still break in a sweat watching him perform. Fearless and confident. Wow. World Trade Centre was just ballsy.

[@vegetasolo1221]

He kinda looks like Alex from A Clock Work Orange :D

[@MentToFly]

+vegeta solo My thots exactly

[@rozdestvo]

Hell, yes! ;) That's exactly my thoughts

[@marino4639]

+vegeta solo You read my mind

[@72megasnoopy]

Without the bowler hat

[@pollorojas5130]

Iba a comentar lo mismo

[@michaelnewman5625]

He was on there for over 45 minutes, went back and forth 8 times, the police officer said he bowed 3 times from the waist, layed down putt both hands behind his head and seemed to just take a nap , he jumped up with both feet completely off the wire and then landed back on , they asked him what he thought of this stunt, the police officer said it was the greatest thing he ever saw

[@KakashiJasmy]

Legendary

[@TwentyEighthParallel]

That was his twin towers walk not this one.

[@sttmw]

La beauté d'un instant de folie fait par un poète !

[@jamirocat]

lol at the lady who said, "oh boy, am I glad that's over" hahaha

[@lejoe48]

Great music, great video, what a man!

[@mariafarrugia1192]

Phillip you helped me at a time when I felt life was over...I CANT THANKYOU ENOUGH FOR SHOWING US GREAT COURAGE. I HAVE YOU DVD AND IVE WATCHED IT SO MANY TIMES AND IT STILL DOES WONDERS FOR ME...I REMEMBER YOU SYDNEY HARBOUR WALK..I WAS TEN...I SALUTE YOU PHILLIP PETIT

[@djj9988]

Great performer and a master of his art.I still get terrified of seeing the photos of Philippe performing his death defying walk on the Twin Towers.He certainly had guts.One slip and that would have been it. I always wondered if Pbilippe felt any fear performimg that particular stunt,even though he performed it flawlessly.A real legend.:)

[@cultured33]

Remember seeing these tightrope exhibitions on television, as a kid, in the 70s

[@EsotericOccultist]

Special people like this make life interesting

[@marialuisavargas1164]

Extraordinario, increíble, fabuloso, superdotado. Felicidades.

[@willysumari9025]

Un gran artista....y logró su objetivo... Y detrás de este logro años de práctica ahí está el secreto...

[@eisoftruth4428]

No words....just, no words.

[@jeffallinson8089]

Clearly Petit has absolutely no concept of fear at all.

[@ephraimlessell]

Actually, if you watch "Man on Wire" or interviews with him, he expresses some fear, or at least an acute awareness that he may die.

[@jeffallinson8089]

@@ephraimlessell I disagree. Guys like him are wired up differently to the rest of us.

[@ephraimlessell]

@@jeffallinson8089 You’re probably right, but I wouldn’t write “guys like him”. I get that there are other people who are relatively fearless people, but I think Petit is unique, and not in the sense that everyone is unique. . Consider what Petit does and what it requires. Petit pursues original dreams and succeeds when the feats he dreams of require 1) tons of work 2) lots of practice 3) hours and hours and hours of research and mostly original planning as the feat has never been done before 4) superlative physical condjition 5) extraordinary physical coordination 6) ability to convince friends and strangers alike to assist 7) willingness to be arrested 8) ability to conduct complex setup of feats which require extensive physical work in secrecy 9) Intelligence to self-instruct, research projects, calculate physical needs of rigging, and be solely responsible for inspecting equipment and setups for safety, 10) willingness to risk arrest, conviction, and sentencing for feats which are illegal 11) the ability to perform at highest level despite any surprises and the high risk of death. Any one of these elements would prevent most people from succeeding at one of Petit’s feats, even if they shared Petit’s dream

[@jeffallinson8089]

@@ephraimlessell Don't forget the fact that he had huge balls of steel. No way on gods earth could I have done what he did. No way at all.

[@ipsurvivor]

@@ephraimlessell I just took that out from our public library and I was impressed with the care that was taken by Philippe and his friends/crew in preparations for the walk.

[@holysmokes4259]

I was 14 years old seeing this live from Amsterdame Avenue. I lived around the corner.

[@agustinhernandez3171]

El hombre que logro hacer un acto único e irrepetible por razones obvias. La lección detrás del hombre y de los edificios que verían sus actos: Lo imposible con esfuerzo se vuelve posible

[@malourdesc.8296]

Its 2018 still watching him, and I still got the same feeling, i just died for a few minutes every step still holding my breathe, why I am not like this on watching horror film?? 😂😂😅, only his walk on the wire...

[@m4r1_9]

Es inspirador para la gente que desea lograr un sueño

[@williamvasilakis9619]

Breathtaking.

[@ЭльфменМанго]

Ролик выложен ещё до снятия фильма) классно что про него вспоминают)

[@josephlowry4320]

Philippe Petit is a one of an kind dude.

[@luisbranko.]

Why do you want to see video footage of the walk when you can hear Philippe telling the story? It’s so perfect that there isn’t any video.

[@tA_aT287]

Philippe is a legend, a hero.

[@BrentPeterson-b1s]

I was 2 years old 🗝️ how could I forget the time....

[@ionmihaitoma3020]

C'est magnifique! :)

[@luisperez4960]

Watching TCM, The Walk (a Petit biography movie) is coming up next which explains why I looked this up. Surprised this is 82 could of sworn it was in the 70's. I grew up in front on St, John so vaguely remembering all the media and watching the hole thing.

[@vladimirvinascontreras1184]

El hombre tiene dones indescifrables,solo tiene que desarrollarlos, entonces se vence los desafios, felicidades Philip

[@danielcrook9504]

There was suposed to be video of it but for whatever reason,there are only still shots . Sure was an amazing event. I was 18 when he did it and it was on every front page of every newspaper around the world. Audacious prank for sure !

[@noela6149]

Incredibile!!! Coraggio senza limiti

[@pitherra]

He reminds me of Patrick Swayze.

[@kevinmarkey9441]

i watched the film the walk in 3d it was unbelieveable it made it more amazing this guy has nerves of steel 👍👍

[@jennyb7745]

Message to @ Floyd.Theres a whole film made about Petits walk across the towers.Man on Wire. Phillippe is the most fascinating person.His bid to wire walk across the Twin Towers & the preparation before is gripping stuff.He is like a demented man & his whole body alive with the belief he can do it.Such a magnetic personality. 👌

[@eric-way3191]

Cuando lo vi senti escalofríos x todo el cuerpo pero luego vi su rostro y me transmitió paz y a la vez lagrimas es algo mágico gracias Phillippe Petit

[@ephraimlessell]

If you are intrigued or love this: see "Man on Wire" (documentary narrated by him of his walk across Twin Towers of WTC). Trust me, you will love it (Note: it's a bit long)

[@paxyr]

Absolutely stunning…no Normal human being can even imagine doing this….

[@reneantoniocalazansdefreit4657]

Maravilhoso...que coragem...grande artista.

[@nandosantos7925]

Assista A TRAVESSIA.......FANTÁSTICO

[@alessandrotamiozzo5]

El est il super Number One complimenti..🇮🇹🇬🇧

[@lorieastside1]

Philippe...you are so loved!!!!

[@nysky1529]

beautiful and amazing

[@josephmarceca7914]

The Most famous was when he walked across the World Trade center this was only the intermediate for that coming up

[@ЭдуардСероклин]

конечно он феномен ..есть художественный фильм о нём....

[@odilonalmeida6884]

Sou fã ! Como gostaria ter visto ele atravessar as torres gêmeas . Eterno phelllipe Petit

[@soyArgentino39]

Este loco es de otro mundo,!!!

[@dulette1]

it looks windy up there .... the wire is moving a lot.

[@chuckwood8452]

I still can’t believe he’s able to sit and lay down on a high wire

[@2727fernanda]

Thiago is not in N.Y. ! This is in Notre Dame!

[@izaidirosli]

im here coz the walk.

[@kainanmarques4651]

Me too 😀😀😀😀😀😀

[@jorgevaccari2374]

Perfecto. El hombre con mas equilibrio en su mente y sus pies

[@helmutsecke3529]

Top geezer is our Philippe! ⛅️ 🦅 ✅

[@manmouseeyz3374]

Anyone 2021 watchers here?

[@ghjjkff]

2024!

[@emmixyz]

Wait.. didn't he wear black during that?

[@loveclaire20]

That was the twin towers walk in NY

[@Mr_x_19922]

Wow, that's real talent

[@bobrodger]

Goosebumps.

[@mattlynch5290]

in my child school they are reading the book of him

[@SL-vi4tk]

Philippe said during the WTC walk, he actually heard people on the ground talking.

[@deusellyamotta4843]

Isso que eu chamo de rir na cara da morte e sair vivo kkkkk👏

[@Sarah-gn3wz]

I'm out here crying for this fool!

[@187mrsmith]

Fun fact: this was his punishment for getting caught walking across the twin towers! They asked him to perform a walk for all of New York with much safer circumstances!

[@TwentyEighthParallel]

No, his punishment was a performance in Central Park back in ‘74. This one is from ‘82.

[@alexialfonso6795]

Exelente hombre con don especial 😎😎

[@natavanhaciyeva5801]

Я в напряжении смотрела...Каждый раз ,ходя по канату,он смотрел смерти в глаза.Я высоты своего роста боюсь ,короче,я в шоке .

[@Sungha123]

is this movie?

[@roberttorres4893]

I cross the street like this all the time,. Imagine if he fell in front of those kids or at the church steps.

[@Girlyjadetv]

Why I can’t find real footage from the 1974 tightrope event. I don’t want to see a movie, I want to see the real thing.. I wasn’t born back then but there should still be a video available for future generations to see

[@Moreno6000]

Not even losing his balance or something not even a little bit

[@ednaldodamasceno1993]

Incrível ❤🙌🏼

[@johncorniel5294]

1:51 that sign of the cross😭

[@franciscobevilacqua]

What IA is this¿?

[@minoxidilbeardandhairprodu4598]

were the police serious about threatening to cut the wire while Phillip was still on it???!!!!! when he was walking the world trade center

[@Melissa0774]

Which walk was this? This wasn't the one he did in Central Park for his sentence was it?

[@TwentyEighthParallel]

No. This one is from ‘82. The one for Central Park would have been in ‘74.

[@cyrklife]

The greatest tightrope walker in circus history

[@pablocasuriaga7339]

He´s amazing!

[@logicstone1661]

What's the music?

[@albertosamayoa6030]

Is the music Phillip Glass?

[@undiscoveredheights7257]

Hi, is there any chance you could share that footage with me? I'd be willing to compensate you for it. I need it for a song I am writing about Phillip Petit. Thanks!

[@Inf7cted]

crazy... what if a strong gust hit him? damn.

[@nandansubramanian5889]

At the end when his wife goes to hug him it seems like the baby is dangling on a tightrope while they are having a grand hug.

[@marceloterron12]

Espectacular !!

[@sothhak1814]

Even if I got 9 lives like cats 🐈, I wouldn’t dare walking 10 feet! 😂

[@somadood]

incredible

[@Sansonius3rDaSlayer]

You insane beautiful man.