Death Defying Acts

All Genres:
Drama, Romance, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: UK | Australia

Runtime: 97 min

Languages: English | Hungarian

Director:

Tagline: There is no escape.

 

Writers: Tony Grisoni (written by) & Brian Ward (written by)

 

Cast: Guy Pearce … Harry Houdini
Catherine Zeta-Jones … Mary McGarvie
Timothy Spall … Sugarman
Saoirse Ronan … Benji McGarvie
Malcolm Shields … Leith Romeo
Leni Harper … Leith Romeo's wife
Ralph Riach … Mr. Robertson
Olivia Darnley … Flower Stall Seller
Anthony O'Donnell … Oily Librarian
Billy McColl … McTavish
James Holmes … Ugly Mug
Melanie Harris … Rose (as Frankey Martyn)
Aileen O'Gorman … Effie – Elderly Seamstress
Raymond Griffiths … Music Hall Dwarf
Shaun Mason … Heckler

 

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

 

Awards: 3 wins & 6 nominations

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