Death Defying Acts
“Love is inescapable”
2007 · 1 h 37 min
Gillian ArmstrongCast
Catherine Zeta-Jones 
Guy Pearce 
Timothy Spall 
Saoirse Ronan 
Malcolm Shields Leni Harper
Credits
Written by: 
Tony Grisoni
Plot
In 1926 Britain, Harry Houdini starts an affair with a psychic out to con him.
Sinekatalog’s take
Gillian Armstrong's period romance is pleasant but slight, with Guy Pearce and Catherine Zeta-Jones.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.8 / 10 (10,885 votes)
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