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Death Defying Acts (2007)

★ 5.8PG97 minDirector: Gillian Armstrong

2007 British film

Death Defying Acts is a 2007 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.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Death Defying Acts about?
Death Defying Acts (2007) — During Harry Houdini's (Guy Pearce's) tour of Britain in 1926, the master escapologist enters into a passionate affair with a Scottish psychic. The psychic and her daughter attempt to con Houdini during a highly publicized séance to contact his mother whose death has haunted him
Is Death Defying Acts based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Death Defying Acts scary?
Content rating: PG. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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