Young Harry Houdini

Overview

This biographical movie depicts the youth of the magician Harry Houdini (1874 - 1926). As a boy his name was Eric Weiss and his father wanted him to become a locksmith. But he ran away and joined the traveling show of Dr. Grimaldi, where he learned the tricks of a magician and a little mystery from his Indian assistant, too.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 14, 1987

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Cast

Roy Dotrice,Mark Lonow,Phillip Brock,Jeffrey DeMunn,Byrne Piven,José Ferrer,Billy McComb,Rita Zohar,Wil Wheaton,Tony Beckerand 13 more

Director

James Orr

Writer

James Orr,Jim Cruickshank

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0094362