Drama ·Romance · Australia · 2007 · 1h 37m

Death Defying Acts

Death Defying Acts poster
Director
Gillian Armstrong
Cast
Catherine Zeta-Jones as Mary McGarvie Guy Pearce as Harry Houdini Timothy Spall as Sugarman Saoirse Ronan as Benji McGarvie Malcolm Shields as Leith Romeo Leni Harper as Leith Romeo's wife
Crew
Haris Zambarloukos — Director of Photography Nicholas Beauman — Editor Cezary Skubiszewski — Original Music Composer Tony Grisoni — Writer Brian Ward — Writer Chris Curling — Producer
Tagline

Love is inescapable

Synopsis

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

Trailer Death Defying Acts — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
scotlandescape artistclairvoyantwoman director1920shoudini
Key Collaborators
Gillian Armstrong Director Haris Zambarloukos Director of Photography Nicholas Beauman Editor Cezary Skubiszewski Original Music Composer Tony Grisoni Writer Brian Ward Writer Chris Curling Producer Marian Macgowan Producer Gemma Jackson Production Design Jane Greenwood Costume Design Susannah Buxton Costume Design
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