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.

• DirectorJames Orr
• Release14 March 1987
• Genre
  Comedy / TV Movie
• Duration2h
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  6.0
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