Overview:
On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con the famous magician.| Status: | Released (2007-09-13) |
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| Awards: | 5 wins & 7 nominations |
| BoxOffice: | $5,665 |
| Screen: | Tony Grisoni, Brian Ward |
| Productions: | BBC Film, Australian Film Finance Corporation, Myriad Pictures, Zephyr Films, MacGowan Films |
| Production Countries: | Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | Italiano, Français, English |
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Casts
- 1922: Catherine Zeta-Jones - Mary McGarvie
- 529: Guy Pearce - Harry Houdini
- 9191: Timothy Spall - Sugarman
- 36592: Saoirse Ronan - Benji McGarvie
- 143419: Malcolm Shields - Leith Romeo
- 1229037: Leni Harper - Leith Romeo's wife
- 17788: Ralph Riach - Mr. Robertson
Crews
- 58094: Gillian Armstrong - Director - Directing
- 19725: Tony Grisoni - Writer - Writing
- 143418: Brian Ward - Writer - Writing
- 24217: Haris Zambarloukos - Director of Photography - Camera
- 9153: Gemma Jackson - Production Design - Art
- 36924: Anja Müller - Art Direction - Art
- 67204: Anna Lynch-Robinson - Set Decoration - Art
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Reviews
John Chard
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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 Zambarlouk ....
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**_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’ ....
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