ÉVALUATION IMDb
5,8/10
11 k
MA NOTE
Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueOn a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini (Guy Pearce) enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con him.On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini (Guy Pearce) enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con him.On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini (Guy Pearce) enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con him.
- Prix
- 5 victoires et 7 nominations au total
Mel Harris
- Rose
- (as Frankey Martyn)
Histoire
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesGuy Pearce spent six weeks learning Houdini's tricks from magician Ross Skiffington.
- GaffesThe opening scene reveals the partially built arches of the Sydney Harbour Bridge behind Houdini as he is lifted to the surface of the water. Houdini died in 1926. Construction of the arches did not commence until 1928.
- Citations
[last lines]
Benji McGarvie: [narrating] The great Houdini changed our lives. And for a wee short while, we taught him how to love. And me and Mam, we had the here and now. And we had each other.
- ConnexionsReferenced in Sécurité maximale (2012)
- Bandes originalesThe Flowers of Edinburgh
(uncredited)
Traditional
[Played by fiddler in the pub]
Commentaire en vedette
I really did not care that this was not a factual account of Houdini's life. There are some truths in the depiction of Harry (some actual B&W footage is used of his acts and his debunking of mystics). It was enjoyable, had beautiful cinematography, elements of humor a story of love and life...however implausible it may be, it does not detract from elegance of watching Catherine Zeta Jones(Mary McGarvie) try to support herself and her daughter, matching wits with the great Houdini.
Catherine displays a grace and style combined with fire and drive. Her daughter provides moments of comedic relief and there is tension between Catherine and Guy Pearce - should she win the money at any cost, allow herself to fall in love, what is in the afterlife? This was entertainment based on Houdini, a platform to tell a story which I thought was well done.
Catherine displays a grace and style combined with fire and drive. Her daughter provides moments of comedic relief and there is tension between Catherine and Guy Pearce - should she win the money at any cost, allow herself to fall in love, what is in the afterlife? This was entertainment based on Houdini, a platform to tell a story which I thought was well done.
- merylmatt
- 11 mai 2011
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Détails
- Date de sortie
- Pays d’origine
- Langues
- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- Death Defying Acts: Houdini's Secret
- Lieux de tournage
- Fortune Theatre, Russell Street, Covent Garden, Westminster, Greater London, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni(McTavish's Music Hall - exterior)
- sociétés de production
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Box-office
- Budget
- 20 000 000 $ US (estimation)
- Brut – États-Unis et Canada
- 5 665 $ US
- Fin de semaine d'ouverture – États-Unis et Canada
- 3 561 $ US
- 13 juill. 2008
- Brut – à l'échelle mondiale
- 8 396 245 $ US
- Durée1 heure 37 minutes
- Couleur
- Mixage
- Rapport de forme
- 2.35 : 1
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