Sep 13, 2007
97 min
Full-HD

Death Defying Acts (2007)

On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con the famous magician.

Category

Drama Romance

Country

Australia United Kingdom United States of America

Companies

BBC Film Australian Film Finance Corporation Myriad Pictures Zephyr Films MacGowan Films

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Mary McGarvie

Guy Pearce

Harry Houdini

Timothy Spall

Sugarman

Saoirse Ronan

Benji McGarvie

Malcolm Shields

Leith Romeo

Leni Harper

Leith Romeo's wife

Ralph Riach

Mr. Robertson

Olivia Darnley

Flower Stall Seller

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