Houdini
Brief Synopsis
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Documentary about magician Harry Houdini. In 1912, Houdini was lowered into the East River in a chain-wrapped crate. The crowd of spectators gasped and reporters pulled out their stopwatches. Houdini was out in less than a minute. The resulting media blitz established him forever as the world's grea
Cast & Crew
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Nancy Porter
Director
Robert Fellows
Pier Gustafson
Mandy Patinkin
Narrator
Tom Kemp
David Mccullough
Film Details
Also Known As
American Experience (01/24/00), The
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Documentary about magician Harry Houdini. In 1912, Houdini was lowered into the East River in a chain-wrapped crate. The crowd of spectators gasped and reporters pulled out their stopwatches. Houdini was out in less than a minute. The resulting media blitz established him forever as the world's greatest escape artist. On stage, Houdini subjected himself to the Water Torture Cell, being buried alive and other perils of his own design.
Director
Nancy Porter
Director
Cast
Robert Fellows
Pier Gustafson
Mandy Patinkin
Narrator
Tom Kemp
David Mccullough
James Fellows
Edward Germain
Crew
David Allen
On-Line Editor
Walter Argo
Grip
Michael Bacon
Theme Music
Maureen Barden
Post-Production
Ann Yoost Brecke
Costumes
Christine Burrill
Cinematographer
Arda Collins
Research Assistant
Margaret Drain
Executive Producer
Boyd Estus
Cinematographer
Peter Frumkin
Sound
Guy Holt
Gaffer
Ed Joyce
Animator
Alison Kennedy
Other
Jeffrey L King
Grip
Charles Kuskin
Theme Music
Dan Lang
Production
Larry Lecain
Production
Bob Mccausland
Production
Greg Mccleary
Sound Mixer
Greg Mccleary
Sound Designer
Susan Mottau
Line Producer
Chas Norton
Production
Nancy Porter
Writer
Nancy Porter
Producer
Raymond Powell
Post-Production
Chris Pullman
Other
Claudio Ragazzi
Music
Yuri Raicin
Sound
Peter Rhodes
Editor
Mark Samels
Producer
Katha Seidman
Set Designer
Kenneth Silverman
Advisor
Jeri Sopanen
Cinematographer
Mark Steele
On-Line Editor
Geof Thurber
Sound Designer
Geof Thurber
Sound Mixer
Beth Tierney
Producer
Joseph Tovares
Editor
Jill Tufts
Assistant Camera Operator
James Whitters
Production Assistant
Dick Williams
Assistant Camera Operator
Don B Wilmeth
Advisor
John Zecca
Sound
Film Details
Also Known As
American Experience (01/24/00), The
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
