Death Defying Acts

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Death Defying Acts (2007)

PG 09/13/2007 (US) Drama, Romance 1h 37m

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

Gillian Armstrong

Director
Tony Grisoni

Writer
Brian Ward

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Catherine Zeta-Jones

Mary McGarvie
Guy Pearce

Harry Houdini
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

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A review by John Chard

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Written by John Chard on July 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 biopic of Harry Houdini, but an episode in his life, Death Defying Acts (a bum steer of a title) is lukewarm across the board. Story charts the years after the death of Houdini’s mother, where he travels to 1920s Edinburgh and falls in with Psychic Tricksters Mary (Jones) and Benji McGarvie (Ronan), a m... read the rest.

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