Catherine Zeta-Jones
Mary McGarvie
Search results
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.
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.
Death Defying Acts. 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...
- (39)
- Drama, Romance, Mystery & Thriller
- PG
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.
Sep 13, 2007 · On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con the famous magician.
Edinburgh, Scotland, 1926: Mary and Benji, a feisty mother and daughter psychic act, set out together to con the greatest con-artist of the age – Harry Houdini. But as the obsessive escapologist dices with death, they find themselves seduced by his charms and drawn into his world of illusion and dark secrets.
PG | Drama, History, Romance, Thriller. Watch options. Death Defying Acts: Theatrical Trailer. This is the theatrical trailer for Death Defying Acts, directed by Gillian Armstrong.
Jul 11, 2008 · Death Defying Acts - Metacritic. Summary It is 1926, and Harry Houdini is the most famous performer in the world. Audiences flock to watch him perform his amazing stunts. But the man behind the legend is a tortured soul, having been unable to hear his mother’s dying words.
Jul 2, 2008 · EDINBURGH — Gillian Armstrong’s “Death Defying Acts” is a tale of illusion and self-delusion in which the great magician Harry Houdini becomes in thrall to a beautiful woman who is the...
