Death defying acts., Houdini's secret, Film Finance Corporation Australia, BBC Films, the UK Film Council and Myriad Pictures present in association with the New South Wales Film and Television Office, a MacGowan Lupovitz Nasatir Films and Zephyr Films production of a film by Gillian Armstrong ; produced by Chris Curling and Marian MacGowan ; written by Tony Grisoni and Brian Ward ; directed by Gillian Armstrong, Widescreen
Type
Label
Death defying acts., Houdini's secret, Film Finance Corporation Australia, BBC Films, the UK Film Council and Myriad Pictures present in association with the New South Wales Film and Television Office, a MacGowan Lupovitz Nasatir Films and Zephyr Films production of a film by Gillian Armstrong ; produced by Chris Curling and Marian MacGowan ; written by Tony Grisoni and Brian Ward ; directed by Gillian Armstrong, Widescreen
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG; for some sensuality, thematic material, language, violent content and smoking
Main title
Death defying acts.
Oclc number
244252459
Responsibility statement
Film Finance Corporation Australia, BBC Films, the UK Film Council and Myriad Pictures present in association with the New South Wales Film and Television Office, a MacGowan Lupovitz Nasatir Films and Zephyr Films production of a film by Gillian Armstrong ; produced by Chris Curling and Marian MacGowan ; written by Tony Grisoni and Brian Ward ; directed by Gillian Armstrong
Runtime
97
Sub title
Houdini's secret
Summary
Mary McGarvie is a beautiful con artist who, with the help of her young daughter, fools audiences into believing she is psychic. The legendary magician Harry Houdini comes to town with a skeptic's challenge. He is going to give $10,000 to anyone who can correctly 'channel' his mother's dying words. Mary accepts the challenge. Houdini enters into a passionate affair with the charming clairvoyant even as he prepares for the most dangeros stunt of his career
Technique
live action
resource.version
Widescreen
Classification
Contributor
- Pearce, Guy, 1967-
- Grisoni, Tony
- Film Finance Corporation Australia
- Zephyr Films
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Ronan, Saoirse, 1994-
- New South Wales Film and Television Office
- Myriad Pictures
- MacGowan, Marian
- BBC Films
- Armstrong, Gillian, 1950-
- UK Film Council
- Curling, Chris
- Ward, Brian
- Zeta-Jones, Catherine, 1969-
- MacGowan Lupovitz Nasatir Films (Firm)
- Spall, Timothy, 1957-
Genre
Subject
- Swindlers and swindling -- United States -- Drama
- Relaciones humanas -- United States -- Teatro
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Channeling (Spiritualism) -- United States -- Drama
- Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926 -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- United States -- Drama
- Action and adventure films
- Estafa -- United States -- Teatro
Content
Mapped to
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor17
- Pearce, Guy, 1967-
- Grisoni, Tony
- Film Finance Corporation Australia
- Zephyr Films
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Ronan, Saoirse, 1994-
- New South Wales Film and Television Office
- Myriad Pictures
- MacGowan, Marian
- BBC Films
- Armstrong, Gillian, 1950-
- UK Film Council
- Curling, Chris
- Ward, Brian
- Zeta-Jones, Catherine, 1969-
- MacGowan Lupovitz Nasatir Films (Firm)
- Spall, Timothy, 1957-
- Genre4
- Subject10
- Swindlers and swindling -- United States -- Drama
- Relaciones humanas -- United States -- Teatro
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Channeling (Spiritualism) -- United States -- Drama
- Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926 -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- United States -- Drama
- Action and adventure films
- Estafa -- United States -- Teatro
- Content1
- Mapped to1