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Death Defying Acts (2007)

"Love is inescapable"

6.0/10 1h 37m Sep 13, 2007
Drama Romance

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

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Movie Details

Original Title Death Defying Acts
Original Language EN
Budget $20,000,000
Revenue $8,380,329
Status Released
Popularity 0.5

Cast

Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Mary McGarvie
Popularity: 2.1
Guy Pearce
Guy Pearce
Harry Houdini
Popularity: 10.0
Timothy Spall
Timothy Spall
Sugarman
Popularity: 1.6
Saoirse Ronan
Saoirse Ronan
Benji McGarvie
Popularity: 7.9
Malcolm Shields
Malcolm Shields
Leith Romeo
Popularity: 0.7
Leni Harper
Leni Harper
Leith Romeo's wife
Popularity: 0.1
Ralph Riach
Ralph Riach
Mr. Robertson
Popularity: 0.6
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Olivia Darnley
Flower Stall Seller
Popularity: 0.7
Anthony O'Donnell
Anthony O'Donnell
Oily Librarian
Popularity: 0.2
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Billy McColl
McTavish
Popularity: 0.3
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James Holmes
Ugly Mug
Popularity: 0.2
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Melanie Harris
Rose
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Director Gillian Armstrong
Writer Brian Ward, Tony Grisoni
Executive Producer Joe Oppenheimer, Dan Lupovitz, Marcia Nasatir
Producer Marian Macgowan, Chris Curling
Editor Nicholas Beauman

Production

BBC Film
GB
Australian Film Finance Corporation
AU
Myriad Pictures
US
Zephyr Films
GB
MacGowan Films
GB

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Keywords

scotland escape artist clairvoyant woman director 1920s houdini

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 4/10
Jul 7, 2014

Houdini Affairs of the Heart and Head. 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. Not a bio ... Read more

Wuchak 6/10
May 11, 2025

**_Part factual, part fictional accounting of Houdini’s final months in 1926_** The showman (Guy Pearce) visits Edinburgh, Scotland, where he meets a psychic woman and her daughter, who are out to con him (Catherine Zeta-Jones and Saoirse Ronan). Timothy Spall is on hand as Harry’s protective ... Read more

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Details
Release Date September 13, 2007
Runtime 1h 37m
Budget $20,000,000
Revenue $8,380,329
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5
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