The Walk

Factual error: When Philippe Petit and his friends leave the Chinese restaurant after celebrating his walk, the subway station behind them shows signs for the J, M and Z trains. The scene takes place in 1974, but the Z train did not exist until 1988.

Factual error: The delivery van bringing gear for the walk has a 718 area code on it. That area code did not exist until 1984.

Factual error: The delivery van bringing gear for the walk has a 718 area code on it. That area code did not exist until 1984.

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