Houdini (TV movie 1998)
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Houdini is an American TV movie produced by Trilogy Entertainment Group / TNT released on 6 december 1998 (presented at Austin Film Festival on 7 october). 94 minutes.
Biopic of Harry Houdini, the illusionist. The movie shows a seance of automatic writing with Lady Doyle (played by Judy Geeson) and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (played by [[[David Warner]]). They both knew Houdini. The relationship between the Conan Doyles and the Houdinis is faithful to reality (friendship and disagreements), however very shortened in 5 minutes.
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Harry Houdini
(Johnathon Schaech) -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
(David Warner) -
Lady Doyle
(Judy Geeson) -
Bess Houdini
(Stacy Edwards)
Cast
- Harry Houdini : Johnathon Schaech
- Bess Houdini : Stacy Edwards
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle : David Warner
- Lady Doyle : Judy Geeson
- Blackburn : Paul Sorvino
- Esther : Rhea Perlman
- Theo : Mark Ruffalo
- Mrs. Weiss : Grace Zabriskie
- Booking Agent : Ron Perlman
- Jim Collins : Karl Makinen
- Usher : Frank McRae
- Beck : George Segal
- Young Houdini : Emile Hirsch
- Samuel Weiss : Curt Lowens
- Street Vendor : Jack McGee
- Sweatshop Foreman : David Moreland
- Warden : Jack Knight
- Kaiser Wilhelm : Jack Marston
- Fraudulent Medium : Karen Hartman
- German Stage Manager : Endre Hules
- Radio Technician : Martin McDougall
- Doctor : Michael Gallagher
- Dancing Woman : Laura Pallas
- Journalist : David Bickford
- Montreal Student #1 : Daren Flam
- Montreal Student #2 : Jeffrey Pierce
- Policeman : Tom Michael Bailey
- 1st Volunteer : Bill Moynihan
- Detroit Police Officer : Rob Elk
- Young Theo : Joshua Breslow
- Reporter #1 : James Barbour
- Reporter #2 : Ralph Meyering Jr.
- Reporter #3 : Jeffrey Cox
- Reporter #4 : Kevin Shinick
- Street Magician : Haruo Shimada
Crew
- Director : Pen Densham
- Screenplay : Pen Densham
- Casting : Gary Zuckerbrod
- Music : Don Harper
- Theme : Mark Mancina
- Film Editor : William Hoy
- Production Designer : Jerry Wanek
- Director of Photography : Gordon C. Lonsdale
- Producer : Leanne Moore
- Executive Producers : John Watson, Pen Densham, Richard Barton Lewis, Mark Stern
- Set Decoration : John Fraser Brown
- Costume Design : Dan Moore