Death Defying Acts

Death Defying Acts
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Directed by: Gillian Armstrong
Overview
On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con the famous magician.
Reviews (2)
John Chard (Rated: 4)
Houdini Affairs of the Heart and Head.
Death Defying Acts is directed by Gillian Armstrong and written by Tony Grisoni and Brian Ward. It stars Guy Pearce, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Timothy Spall and Saoirse Ronan. Music is by Cezary Skubiszewski and cinematography by Haris Zambarloukos.
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Wuchak (Rated: 6)
Part factual, part fictional accounting of Houdini’s final months in 1926
The showman (Guy Pearce) visits Edinburgh, Scotland, where he meets a psychic woman and her daughter, who are out to con him (Catherine Zeta-Jones and Saoirse Ronan). Timothy Spall is on hand as Harry’s protective tou...
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