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Mar 13, 2008 · A 2007 drama film about Harry Houdini's affair with a Scottish psychic who tries to con him during a séance. The film features Guy Pearce, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Saoirse Ronan, and has mixed reviews and ratings.
- (11K)
- Drama, History, Romance
- Gillian Armstrong
- 2008-03-13
Death Defying Acts is a British-Australian 2007 supernatural romance film, directed by Gillian Armstrong, and starring Guy Pearce and Catherine Zeta-Jones. It concerns an episode in the life of Hungarian-American escapologist Harry Houdini at the height of his career in the 1920s. It was screened in a special presentation at the 2007 Toronto ...
A movie about a con artist and her daughter who try to trick Harry Houdini into revealing his mother's dying words for a reward. They fall in love with him, but he is killed by a mysterious assailant after a show in Montreal.
Jul 11, 2008 · Upon arriving in Edinburgh, Scotland for a series of mind-boggling performances, master illusionist Harry Houdini (Guy Pearce) offers an impressive cash reward to any supposed psychic who can ...
- (39)
- Gillian Armstrong
- PG
- Catherine Zeta-Jones
Death Defying Acts. On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con him. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
- 96 min
- 14
Sep 13, 2007 · 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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