The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
IMDb ID: tt0471020 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 6.7 (496 votes)
Genres: Animation · Short
This animated film tells the story of Phillipe Petit's walk between the Twin Towers in 1974.
IMDb Details
Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited States: Between the Towers
Russia: Мужчина, который ходит среди башен
Мужчина, который ходит среди башенContent RatingNot RatedRelease Date2005-04-23Runtime10 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews5Critic Reviews2Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsfrench
police officer
notre dame cathedral
tower
passionProduction CompaniesMichael Sporn Animation
Weston Woods StudiosIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0471020/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0471020.jpgUpdated At2025-10-24T06:35:04
Russia: Мужчина, который ходит среди башен
Мужчина, который ходит среди башенContent RatingNot RatedRelease Date2005-04-23Runtime10 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews5Critic Reviews2Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsfrench
police officer
notre dame cathedral
tower
passionProduction CompaniesMichael Sporn Animation
Weston Woods StudiosIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0471020/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0471020.jpgUpdated At2025-10-24T06:35:04
Stars
Jake Gyllenhaal
Directors
Michael Sporn
Writers
Mordicai Gerstein
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Jake Gyllenhaal | Character: Narrator
[Directors Group]
Name: Michael Sporn | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Mordicai Gerstein | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Leigh Corra | Role: Producer
Name: Melissa Ellard | Role: Producer
Name: Paul Gagne | Role: Producer
Name: Linda Lee | Role: Producer
Name: Michael Sporn | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Michael Bacon | Role: Composer
[Editing Group]
Name: Paul Carrillo | Role: Editor
[Sound Department]
Name: Leigh Corra | Role: Sound Department
Name: Paul Gagne | Role: Sound Department
Name: Steve Syarto | Role: Sound Department
[animation department]
Name: Matthew Clinton | Role: Animation Department
Name: Tissa David | Role: Animation Department
Name: Natalia Elina | Role: Animation Department
Name: Ray Feldman | Role: Animation Department
Name: Michael Sporn | Role: Animation Department
Name: Cristina Stanculescu | Role: Animation Department
Name: Diego Turcios | Role: Animation Department
[Music Department]
Name: James Oakar | Role: Music Department
[Production Department]
Name: Adrian Urquidez | Role: Production Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Christine O'Neill | Role: Additional Crew
[Thanks]
Name: Mordicai Gerstein | Role: Thanks
Name: Philippe Petit | Role: Thanks
Actor: Jake Gyllenhaal | Character: Narrator
[Directors Group]
Name: Michael Sporn | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Mordicai Gerstein | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Leigh Corra | Role: Producer
Name: Melissa Ellard | Role: Producer
Name: Paul Gagne | Role: Producer
Name: Linda Lee | Role: Producer
Name: Michael Sporn | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Michael Bacon | Role: Composer
[Editing Group]
Name: Paul Carrillo | Role: Editor
[Sound Department]
Name: Leigh Corra | Role: Sound Department
Name: Paul Gagne | Role: Sound Department
Name: Steve Syarto | Role: Sound Department
[animation department]
Name: Matthew Clinton | Role: Animation Department
Name: Tissa David | Role: Animation Department
Name: Natalia Elina | Role: Animation Department
Name: Ray Feldman | Role: Animation Department
Name: Michael Sporn | Role: Animation Department
Name: Cristina Stanculescu | Role: Animation Department
Name: Diego Turcios | Role: Animation Department
[Music Department]
Name: James Oakar | Role: Music Department
[Production Department]
Name: Adrian Urquidez | Role: Production Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Christine O'Neill | Role: Additional Crew
[Thanks]
Name: Mordicai Gerstein | Role: Thanks
Name: Philippe Petit | Role: Thanks
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0471020/videogallery/
Release Schedule
United States: April 23, 2005 (Tribeca Film Festival)
United States: November 5, 2005 (Chicago International Children's Film Festival)
Canada: April 23, 2006 (Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children)
United States: November 5, 2005 (Chicago International Children's Film Festival)
Canada: April 23, 2006 (Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children)
Awards
Winner | 2005 | Heartland Film Festival | Crystal Heart Award | Between the Towers
Winner | 2006 | Ottawa International Animation Festival | OIAF Award | Best Short Animation Made for Children | Michael Sporn, Between the Towers
Winner | 2006 | Ottawa International Animation Festival | OIAF Award | Best Short Animation Made for Children | Michael Sporn, Between the Towers
Box Office
No box office data listed on IMDb.
