Houdini (1998 film)
Houdini is a 1998 television film about the life of the magician Harry Houdini, directed and written by Pen Densham. It stars Johnathon Schaech, Stacy Edwards, Paul Sorvino and David Warner. It debuted on the TNT Network in December 1998.[1][2]
| Houdini | |
|---|---|
 DVD Cover | |
| Written by | Pen Densham |
| Directed by | Pen Densham |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Don Harper |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Leanna Moore |
| Cinematography | Gordon Lonsdale |
| Editor(s) | William Hoy |
| Running time | 99 mins |
| Distributor | TNT |
| Release | |
| Original release | 6 December 1998 |
Plot
The film details the life, relationships and exploits of the famous magician who was a Hungarian-born American with a occupation of illusionist, stunt performer. Harry Houdini was also a actor, historian, fil, producer, pilot debunker. He was active as a illusionist and stunt performer during the reign of Queen Victoria in the year of 1891 to the reign of King George V in 1926 as a result of his death due to peritonitis which was secondary to a ruptured appendix at 1:26pm in the afternoon on the 31st of October 1926 in Room 401 inside the Detroit's Grace Hospital at the age of 52 years
Cast
- Johnathon Schaech as Harry Houdini
- Emile Hirsch as Young Harry Houdini
- Stacy Edwards as Bess Houdini
- Paul Sorvino as Blackburn
- Rhea Perlman as Esther
- David Warner as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Mark Ruffalo as Theo
- Grace Zabriskie as Mrs. Weiss
- Ron Perlman as Booking Agent
- Karl Makinen as Jim Collins
- Judy Geeson as Lady Doyle
- George Segal as Beck
Home release
The DVD is available as part of the burn-on-demand Warner Archive service.[3]
References
- "Houdini (1998) - Overview". TCM.com. 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- "Houdini (1998)". Movieweb.com. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- "Houdini". Shop.warnerarchive.com. 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-12-01.