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The Great Houdinis

60 %|Oct 8, 1976|Drama, TV Movie, History

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.

Featured Crew

Melville Shavelson
Writer
Melville Shavelson
Director
Peter Benchley
Writer
Naomi Cavin
Hairstylist
Peter Matz
Original Music Composer
Archie R. Dalzell
Director of Photography
John Woodcock
Editor
Tracy Bousman
Production Design

Cast

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Paul Michael Glaser
Harry Houdini
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Sally Struthers
Bess Houdini
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Ruth Gordon
Cecilia Weiss
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Adrienne Barbeau
Daisy White
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Bill Bixby
Rev. Arthur Ford
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Jack Carter
Theo Weiss
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Peter Cushing
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Nina Foch
Reverend Le Veyne
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Wilfrid Hyde-White
Superintendent Melville
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Geoffrey Lewis
Dr. Crandon
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Maureen O'Sullivan
Lady Conan Doyle
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Clive Revill
Dundas Slater
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Barbara Rhoades
Margery Crandon
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Marilyn Brodnick
Dorothy Weiss
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Patrick Culliton
Franz Kukla
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Richard Kennedy
Pub Policeman
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Jan Stratton
Hotel Maid