Title from container. Originally broadcast as a two-part television mini series on the History Channel. Based on the book Houdini: a mind in chains by Bernard C. Meyer. Bonus features: 4 behind-the-scenes featurettes. Adrien Brody, Kristen Connolly, Evan Jones, Tim Pigott-Smith, Tom Benedict-Knight, Shaun Williamson, Caroline Boulton, Szofi Berki.
Contents:
[Disc 1]. Extended version (174 min.) with special features -- [Disc 2]. Original broadcast version (150 min.)
Summary:
Before David Blaine and David Copperfield, there was one man whose name was synonymous with being the master of illusion and escape - Harry Houdini. It follows the man behind the magic as he finds fame, engages in espionage, battles spiritualists and encounters the greatest names of the era, from U.S. presidents to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Grigori Rasputin. The drama will chronicle the life of a man who can defy death through his stunts, his visions and his mastery of illusion.
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