Death Defying Acts

Death Defying Acts (2007)

Love is inescapable

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

Date of release
2007-09-13
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (291)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Gillian Armstrong

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: A$713.7K
  • Filmed in: Edinburgh
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 4. Including: AACTA Award for Best Production Design

Death Defying Acts is a 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. It was screened in a special presentation at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival.

Production

The film was shot on location in London and Edinburgh, and at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, produced by Myriad Pictures and was distributed by The Weinstein Company. Pearce spent six weeks learning Houdini's tricks from magician Ross Skiffington. Magic consultant for the film was English magician Scott Penrose.

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