Harry Houdini
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The Great Houdini is a 1976 American made-for-television biographical film which is a fictionalized account of the life of the Hungarian-American escape artist and entertainer Harry Houdini.
- Biography Drama
The Great Houdinis (later re-titled The Great Houdini) stars Paul Michael Glaser, Sally Struthers, and Ruth Gordon.
- 94 min
- 12.9K
- WILD ABOUT HARRY
Oct 8, 1976 · With Paul Michael Glaser, Sally Struthers, Ruth Gordon, Vivian Vance. A biography of renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the occult and his promise to his wife on his deathbed that he would contact her from the great beyond, if it were at all possible.
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- Biography, Drama
- Melville Shavelson
- 1976-10-08
Apr 13, 2019 · A biography of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the occult and his promise to his wife on her deathbed that he would speak from the beyond. Director ...
- 97 min
- 56.2K
- Nina Kupina
A biographical dramatization of the life and times of the world-renowned illusionist and escape artist whose glittering career masked a deep obsession with the occult, culminated by a vow that he would one day speak from the beyond, a promise he made to his wife on his deathbed in 1926. Ruth Gordon.
- Melville Shavelson
- Paul Michael Glaser
Nov 29, 2009 · The Great Houdinis (1976) For my money, the best Houdini biopic is the 1976 made for TV movie, The Great Houdinis. Not only does it have an amazing cast, but what at the time seemed to be steamy confection of fictionalization has over the years turned out to be fact -- such as Houdini’s affair with Daisy White and Bessie’s alcoholism.
From his beginnings as a "wildman" carnival act to the internationally famous feat of escaping from a locked trunk in an ice-jammed river, the great Harry Houdini emerged as the world's most captivating magician and escape artist.
