Catherine Zeta-Jones
Mary McGarvie
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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.
Mar 13, 2008 · Death Defying Acts: Directed by Gillian Armstrong. With Guy Pearce, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Timothy Spall, Saoirse Ronan. On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini (Guy Pearce) enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con him.
- (11K)
- Drama, History, Romance
- Gillian Armstrong
- 2008-03-13
In 1926, 13 years after his mother's death, illusionist Harry Houdini (Guy Pearce) has begun debunking mystics, psychics and others who claim to have paranormal powers. He offers US$10,000 to anyone who can quote his mother's dying words to him.
Gorgeous swindler Mary McGarvie (Catherine Zeta-Jones) rises to the challenge and engages Houdini in a dangerous flirtation that will blur the line between reality and...
- (39)
- Gillian Armstrong
- PG
- Catherine Zeta-Jones
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.
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.
The only thing he is unable to escape is the death of his beloved mother. Obsessed with connecting with her in the afterlife, he offers $10,000 to anyone who can reveal her dying words to...
