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Wrapped in chains and encased in a crate, magician Harry Houdini was dropped into New York's icy East River. Horrified onlookers watched him emerge, unharmed, less than 60 seconds later. Easily the world's most famous escape artist, Houdini mesmerized audiences with astonishing acts of magic like the Water Torture Cell. A circus performer turned gifted artist, Houdini confronted humanity's greatest fears: entrapment, pain, and death.… (más)
Biografia del famoso mago e illusionista che manifestò fin dall’infanzia la passione per i giochi di prestigio. Da grande viene convinto dalla moglie a lavorare in una fabbrica, ma, a insaputa di lei, si iscrive a un concorso per maghi dilettanti e lo vince. È l’inizio di una sfolgorante carriera. Biografia romanzata del celbre illusionista, riesce a districarsi nella ricostruzione anche grazie a un Curtis molto in parte (fonte: retro del dvd)
Wrapped in chains and encased in a crate, magician Harry Houdini was dropped into New York's icy East River. Horrified onlookers watched him emerge, unharmed, less than 60 seconds later. Easily the world's most famous escape artist, Houdini mesmerized audiences with astonishing acts of magic like the Water Torture Cell. A circus performer turned gifted artist, Houdini confronted humanity's greatest fears: entrapment, pain, and death.