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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.
- $8,380,329
- Cezary Skubiszewski
- Chris Curling, Marian Macgowan
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.
- (10K)
- Drama, History, Romance
- Gillian Armstrong
- 2008-03-13
A film about Harry Houdini's quest to contact his mother's spirit and a Scottish psychic who tries to con him. The film explores the themes of paranormal phenomena, deception, love and loss in 1926 Britain.
Movie Info. 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...
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- Gillian Armstrong
- PG
- Catherine Zeta-Jones
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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.
Death Defying Acts is a hugely enjoyable, impressively directed drama with superb performances and an emotionally engaging script. Terrific final scene too. Highly recommended.
Death Defying Acts. On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con him. 73 IMDb 5.8 1 h 36 min 2008. X-Ray PG. Drama · Suspense · Cerebral · Emotional. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.99. Buy. HD $7.99. More purchase. options.
