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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| Series cast summary: | |||
| Adrien Brody | ... | Harry Houdini 2 episodes, 2014 | |
| Kristen Connolly | ... | Bess Houdini 2 episodes, 2014 | |
| Evan Jones | ... | Jim Collins 2 episodes, 2014 | |
| Tim Pigott-Smith | ... | William Melville 2 episodes, 2014 | |
| Tom Benedict Knight | ... | Dash Houdini 2 episodes, 2014 | |
| Shaun Williamson | ... | Riley 2 episodes, 2014 | |
| Eszter Ónodi | ... | Cecilia Weiss 2 episodes, 2014 | |
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Louis Mertens | ... | Erich Weiss 2 episodes, 2014 |
| Jeremy Wheeler | ... | Rabbi Weiss 2 episodes, 2014 | |
| Caroline Boulton | ... | Sylvia The Bearded Lady / ... 2 episodes, 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 Grigori Rasputin.
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Screenwriter Nicholas Meyer adapted his screenplay from "Houdini: A Mind in Chains: A Psychoanalytical Portrait" written by his father, Bernard C. Meyer. See more »Goofs
The men dressed in Civil War uniforms to fire the cannon Houdini is tied up in front of are wearing cavalry (horse soldier) uniforms, not artillery (cannon solider) uniforms. Cavalry used yellow trim, artillery used red. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Harry Houndini was a great magician, showman, and at least according to his own legend, a fascinating character. But this doesn't mean that his life story is actually a single great narrative. This glossy renditioning of his biography leaves (too) little to the imagination; yet it's continuously straining, trying to find a uniting theme that means something more than the birth, extraordinary career, and death of one man. In places, the over-stretched story makes little sense: it's understandable that Houdini's assistant should have been grief-stricken by news of his death, but not that this should make him want to destroy all of his master's equipment. Aiden Brody has been good in other stuff, but in this role, there's a lot of screen time and not much to do with it. I could imagine Houdini playing a role in a clever-clever drama not unlike Nic Roeg's 'Insignificance'; but as a biographic hero, this is obvious and surprisingly dull stuff.