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The Great Houdinis

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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.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1976-10-08

Runtime: 96 mins

Director: Melville Shavelson

Writer: Melville Shavelson, Peter Benchley

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, TV Movie, History

Original title: The Great Houdinis

Production Companies: ABC Circle Films

Production Countries: United States of America

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