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Death Defying Acts is a 2007 British-Australian supernatural romance film, directed by Gillian Armstrong, and starring Guy Pearce and Catherine Zeta-Jones. It concerns an episode in the life of Hungarian-American escapologist Harry Houdini at the height of his career in the 1920s. It was screened in a special presentation at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival.
Original Release
09/13/2007
US Release
09/13/2007
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Guy Pearce | Harry Houdini |
Catherine Zeta-Jones | Mary McGarvie |
Timothy Spall | Sugarman |
Saoirse Ronan | Benji McGarvie |
Malcolm Shields | Leith Romeo |
Leni Harper | Leith Romeo's wife |
Ralph Riach | Mr. Robertson |
Olivia Darnley | Flower Stall Seller |
Anthony O'Donnell | Oily Librarian |
Billy McColl | McTavish |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Guy Pearce | Harry Houdini |
Catherine Zeta-Jones | Mary McGarvie |
Timothy Spall | Sugarman |
Saoirse Ronan | Benji McGarvie |
Malcolm Shields | Leith Romeo |
Leni Harper | Leith Romeo's wife |
Ralph Riach | Mr. Robertson |
Olivia Darnley | Flower Stall Seller |
Anthony O'Donnell | Oily Librarian |
Billy McColl | McTavish |
James Holmes | Ugly Mug |
Mel Harris | Rose |
Aileen O'Gorman | Effie - Elderly Seamstress |
Raymond Griffiths | Music Hall Dwarf |
Shaun Mason | Heckler |
Tom Cotcher | Boxer's Manager |
Joanne Cummins | Houdini Fan #1 |
Carol Robb | Houdini Fan #2 |
Mark Carter | Reporter #1 |
MacKay Crawford | Psychic Reporter |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Kirk D'Amico | Executive Producer |
Lucas Foster | Executive Producer |
Dan Lupovitz | Executive Producer |
Marcia Nasatir | Executive Producer |
Joe Oppenheimer | Executive Producer |
David M. Thompson | Executive Producer |
Tony Grisoni | Producer |
Katherine Armfelt | Producer |
Linda Sophie Chiu | Producer |
Marian Macgowan | Producer |
Celia Richards | Producer |
Phil Robertson | Producer |
Guy Tannahill | Producer |
Brian Ward | Producer |
Helge Pahlman | Producer |