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The Great Houdinis
“A supernatural man. A supernatural love.”
A biography of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the occult and his promise to his wife on her deathbed that he would speak from the beyond.
Directed by Melville Shavelson
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User score
12 votes
Status
Released
Released
October 8, 1976
Runtime
1h 36m
Language
English
Top cast
Paul Michael Glaser
Harry Houdini
Sally Struthers
Bess Houdini
Ruth Gordon
Cecilia Weiss
Vivian Vance
Minnie
Adrienne Barbeau
Daisy White
Bill Bixby
Reverend Ford
Jack Carter
Theo Weiss
Peter Cushing
Conan Doyle
Nina Foch
Reverend Le Veyne
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Superintendent Melville
Geoffrey Lewis
Dr. Crandon
Maureen O'Sullivan
Lady Conan Doyle
Clive Revill
Dundas Slater
Barbara Rhoades
Margery Crandon
Marilyn Brodnick
Dorothy Weiss
Patrick Culliton
Franz Kukla
Richard Kennedy
Pub Policeman
Karin Collison
Barmaid
Jan Stratton
Hotel Maid
Jerome Thor
Conductor
