Movie
Death Defying Acts
2007PG1h 37m5.9 / 10
Love is inescapable
On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con the famous magician.
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Checked Sep 2, 2026
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Synopsis
On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con the famous magician.
More about Death Defying Acts
Cast
Catherine Zeta-JonesMary McGarvie
Guy PearceHarry Houdini
Timothy SpallSugarman
Saoirse RonanBenji McGarvie
Malcolm ShieldsLeith Romeo
Leni HarperLeith Romeo's wife
Ralph RiachMr. RobertsonOlivia DarnleyFlower Stall Seller
Credits
- Directed by
- Gillian Armstrong
- Written by
- Tony Grisoni, Brian Ward
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $20M
- Box office
- $8.4M
Production
BBC FilmUnited Kingdom
Australian Film Finance CorporationAustralia
Myriad PicturesUnited States- Zephyr FilmsUnited Kingdom
- MacGowan FilmsUnited Kingdom
Themes
1920sclairvoyantescape artisthoudiniscotlandwoman director
