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Houdini

  • TV Mini Series
  • 20142014
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 2h 54m
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7.3/10
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Adrien Brody in Houdini (2014)
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Follow 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... Read allFollow 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.Follow 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.
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  • Stars
    • Adrien Brody
    • Kristen Connolly
    • Evan Jones
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    • Adrien Brody
    • Kristen Connolly
    • Evan Jones
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    • 32User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 wins & 22 nominations total

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    Adrien Brody
    Adrien Brody
    • Harry Houdinias Harry Houdini
    2 episodes2 eps • 2014
    Kristen Connolly
    Kristen Connolly
    • Bess Houdinias Bess Houdini
    2 episodes2 eps • 2014
    Evan Jones
    Evan Jones
    • Jim Collinsas Jim Collins
    2 episodes2 eps • 2014
    Tim Pigott-Smith
    Tim Pigott-Smith
    • William Melvilleas William Melville
    2 episodes2 eps • 2014
    Tom Benedict Knight
    Tom Benedict Knight
    • Dash Houdinias Dash Houdini
    2 episodes2 eps • 2014
    Shaun Williamson
    Shaun Williamson
    • Rileyas Riley
    2 episodes2 eps • 2014
    Eszter Ónodi
    Eszter Ónodi
    • Cecilia Weissas Cecilia Weiss
    2 episodes2 eps • 2014
    Louis Mertens
    • Erich Weissas Erich Weiss
    2 episodes2 eps • 2014
    Jeremy Wheeler
    Jeremy Wheeler
    • Rabbi Weissas Rabbi Weiss
    2 episodes2 eps • 2014
    Caroline Boulton
    Caroline Boulton
    • Sylvia The Bearded Ladyas Sylvia The Bearded Lady…
    2 episodes2 eps • 2014
    Megan Dodds
    Megan Dodds
    • Margery Crandonas Margery Crandon
    1 episode1 ep • 2014
    David Calder
    David Calder
    • Sir Arthur Conan Doyleas Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
    1 episode1 ep • 2014
    Linda Marlowe
    Linda Marlowe
    • Lady Doyleas Lady Doyle
    1 episode1 ep • 2014
    Madeleine Potter
    Madeleine Potter
    • Houdini's Mistressas Houdini's Mistress
    1 episode1 ep • 2014
    Michael Terry
    • Solas Sol
    1 episode1 ep • 2014
    Stevan Rimkus
    • Maxwellas Maxwell
    1 episode1 ep • 2014
    Anthony Cozens
    • Chauncey Kiddas Chauncey Kidd
    1 episode1 ep • 2014
    Chrissie Cotterill1 episode1 ep • 2014
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    • Trivia
      Adrien Brody had studied magic as a child and was able to perform most of his own stunts.
    • Goofs
      The capital of Russia at the time of Houdini's visit was St Petersburg, not Moscow. Very doubtful he gave a performance to the Royal Family in Moscow.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2015)

    User reviews32

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    7/10
    "The Great Houdini"…becomes...The Good Houdini TV-Movie
    The History Channel has been Accused of Escaping from the Real Life Story of the 20th Century's Most Renowned and Recognizable Stage Showman/Magician and Delivering a Spiffed Up Glossy Conglomerate of Psycho-Babble and Stiff Characters.

    Adrian Brody does Fine as the Charismatic Curmudgeon of the Spiritualists and Highly Successful Performer that Searches Diligently for the Next Illusion and Death be Damned. This Takes a Toll on His Wife Along with the Burden of a Mother Fixation.

    But it's Obvious He does Love His Wife although She Seems to be Playing Third Fiddle to Mom and His Obsession with The Act. This All Makes for Good Drama, but Wait there's More.

    We are Informed through some Pretty Bad Dialog and at Times Even Worse Narration that All of this is Playing with Houdini's Head, or at Least the Performer was a Heady Individual.

    The Usually Good Screenwriter Nicholas Meyer's Sub-Par Script is Less than Insightful and not Very Witty. It is Downright Dull at Times. What Saves this 2-Part TV Mini-Series from Awfulness is Brody's Energy, the Art-Design, Costumes, and General Look of the Thing.

    The Movie is Guilty of Over-Exposing and Telegraphing the Ending with Way too Many Scenes of Houdini's Innards. Ironically with All of the Money Spent on the CGI the Most Impressive Ambiance here is the Vintage Posters that are Everywhere and Use the Original Artwork with Brody's Face Inserted.

    Slightly Above Average for This Type of Thing but it's Strength is not its History, but the Sheer Dynamism as a Person and Performer along with His Hyper-Volatility and Fascinating Life that was "The Great Houdini".
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    • LeonLouisRicci
    • Sep 3, 2014

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    • Release date
      • September 1, 2014 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Гудіні
    • Filming locations
      • Hungary
    • Production companies
      • A+E Networks
      • Cypress Point Productions
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      2 hours 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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