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Director:
Pen Densham
Writer (WGA):
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Release Date:
6 December 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
He made a life out of cheating death
Plot:
The life and times of escape artist/magician Harry Houdini. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
DVD Playhouse--December 2009
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Pen Densham gets on the court with 'Bill'
 (From Monsters and Critics. 13 August 2009, 2:08 PM, PDT)
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A movie without magic touches! more (10 total)

Cast

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Johnathon Schaech ... Harry Houdini
Stacy Edwards ... Bess Houdini

Paul Sorvino ... Blackburn
Rhea Perlman ... Esther
David Warner ... Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Mark Ruffalo ... Theo

Grace Zabriskie ... Mrs. Weiss

Ron Perlman ... Booking Agent

Karl Makinen ... Jim Collins
Judy Geeson ... Lady Doyle
Frank McRae ... Usher

George Segal ... Beck

Emile Hirsch ... Young Houdini
Curt Lowens ... Samuel Weiss

Jack McGee ... Street Vendor
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Believe (USA) (working title)
Believe: The Houdini Story (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
Brazil:94 min | Argentina:99 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
USA:Unrated | Argentina:13
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Trilogy Entertainment Group more

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2 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
A movie without magic touches!, 24 September 2001
5/10
Author: gazineo-1 from Brasilia, Brazil

Below average drama which tells the real-life story of Harry Houdini, the man who was known as the greatest wizard of the world. Although the theme here is very curious and interesting, the movie goes on and on only developing a series of performances made by Houdini in his long career. The movie does not give a more deep look in the personality of the controversial magician and the last scene is a obvious and not original approach toward one of Houdini most important concerns: life after death.

I give this a 5 (five).

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