Houdini
(2011)
Nonfiction
DVD
Call Numbers:
DVD/BIOGRAPHY/HOUDINI,H
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : PBS Home Video, 2011
DESCRIPTION
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
ISBN/ISSN
9781608835102 AMHO601, 1608835103, 841887015134
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Narrator: Mandy Patinkin
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
Originally broadcast as an episode of American Experience on PBS
Not rated
DVD, stereo
English SDH subtitles