Death Defying Acts

Death Defying Acts

  • Director: Gillian Armstrong
  • Writer: Tony Grisoni,Brian Ward
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom, Australia
  • Language: English, Hungarian
  • Release date: March 13, 2008
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Death Defying Acts: Houdini's Secret
  • "Death Defying Acts" is a thriller drama directed by Gillian Armstrong and starring Guy Pearce , Catherine Zeta-Jones and Sersh . It was released in Australia on March 13, 2008.
    Based on the story of Harry Houdini, the film mainly tells the life story of Houdini, an internationally renowned escape artist, during his stay in England in 1926   .

    Details

    • Release date March 13, 2008
    • Filming locations Fortune Theatre, Russell Street, Covent Garden, London, England, UK
    • Production companies Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC), Myriad Pictures, BBC Films

    Box office

    Budget

    $20,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $5,665

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $3,561

    Gross worldwide

    $8,396,245

    Movie reviews

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    • By Emmitt 2022-12-13 13:20:30

      Saoirse Ronan: charming elf

      I just joined the old men’s club today, so I don’t have to be as obsessed as an old man.

      The whole movie is average. A legendary man only shows a strong figure on the screen. Why is Catherine's waist so thick? Has Michael's hobby changed?

      The role of some movies is to let you remember one person: Lin Jiaxin in Forty Miles of a Man, Heath in Batman, Andy Lau in Dark War, Saoirse Ronan in this movie.

      Please forgive me for irrigating this flower bud with saliva. May...

    • By Kaia 2022-10-09 00:38:22

      Survival game

      As the work of Catherine Zeta Jones, this film is not very famous, but it is about a real character-escape master Harry Houdini. I’ve seen this character in related movies before. It looks like he can escape from being locked in a milk bucket. His secret is to swallow a half-foot-long saw blade. In this movie, it’s changed to a two-inch blade. The long key. I have no interest in such survival games, and have never cultivated a hobby of circus, so after watching this kind of content, I...

    • By Ellen 2022-09-16 14:44:09

      Death and action

      The title translation is far-fetched and unintelligible. Can't think of a better name.
      The story takes place in England in 1926, a tangled love and an unspeakable afterlife. Catherine Zeta-Jones is still suitable for such a plot. She always wears heavy makeup and light makeup. Under the faint facial expression, there is a complicated, abyss-like inner world hidden.

      Based on the story of Harry Houdini. Houdini is an internationally renowned escape artist who can escape from ropes,...

    • By Brain 2022-06-07 22:57:11

      Forgotten

      The film director Gillian Armstrong has fatal flaws as a female director. He is too emotional and does not have an overall grasp of the film's story. He is often carried away at key points in the development of the plot. She is neither a genius-type director, and her work has no surprises and clever pens hidden in the inadvertent; nor is she a craftsman-type director. Her work is not neat, and her work is far-fetched. The previous film Oscar and Lucinda and Charlotte gray are like this, and...

    • By Oscar 2022-06-07 20:18:34

      untitled

      After being trained to unlock the skillful machinery, he played countless near-death tricks in the water time and time again. Even if he could easily obtain the supreme admiration and admiration, he still looked for forgiveness in the torment of his heart over and over again.
         The deep blue lake, white stockings, surging wedding dresses, and light brown eyes, her dream clearly reflects his inner desires. Catherine Zeta Jones is really unforgettable. If I were the actor, I probably...

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    • By Viva 2023-09-29 19:21:18

      Handsome men and women. Nothing...

    • By Renee 2023-08-04 17:40:58

      Catherine Zeta-Jones is beautiful~The film is a little weird and a little...

    • By Glen 2023-08-04 01:49:53

      Zeta Jones sometimes looks like...

    • By Matilda 2023-07-09 14:08:12

      Houdini is a famous magician. When Joe introduced his SM leather vest and the latest magic details, I said something like that Houdini. He said yes, yes, thanks for this movie for letting me know about this...

    • By Wilfred 2023-06-29 08:09:19

      I read the short biography, and it seems that the magician's legend doesn't show at...

    Movie plot

    Harry Houdini ( Guy Pearce ) is an internationally renowned escape artist who can escape from ropes, fetters and handcuffs inconceivably. At the same time, he is also a pioneer in anti-pseudoscience who used magic methods to pierce the so-called psychic technique. Houdini fell in love with Mary ( Catherine Zeta-Jones ) , a Scotswoman ( played by Catherine Zeta-Jones ) in 1926 while living in the UK . Mary and her daughter Benji ( Sersh...
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    Evaluation action

    The reproduction of "Death Defying Acts" on the stage is very convincing. Whether it is clothing or indoor environment, it can create a suitable atmosphere, mixing reality and fantasy   . The film is not a biopic about the great Harry Houdini, but a meticulously deduced romantic drama. Although the plot is not sweet, the atmosphere is dreamy, and the unreal and subtle role interpretation interacts with this. Fit. After this pleasant...
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    Movie quotes

    • Sugarman: I haven't seen him this crazy since his mother died.

      Benji McGarvie: That's not "crazy," Mr. Sugarman. That's love.

    • Harry Houdini: This experiment is nothing less than a battle between love and death, gentlemen. Is death final, or will love triumph? Place your bets, please.

    • Benji McGarvie: [narrating] It wasn't death that scared Mr. Houdini. He'd been diving into deep water all his life. What scared him was the truth. It wasn't his body that was in chains, it was his heart.