Houdini (1998 film)

Houdini is a 1998 American biographical drama television film about the life of the magician Harry Houdini, written and directed by Pen Densham. It stars Johnathon Schaech, Stacy Edwards, Paul Sorvino and David Warner. It debuted on TNT on December 6, 1998.^[1][2]

Houdini
DVD cover
Genre	Biographical drama
Written by	Pen Densham
Directed by	Pen Densham
Starring	Johnathon Schaech Stacy Edwards Paul Sorvino Rhea Perlman George Segal
Music by	Don L. Harper
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	John Watson Pen Densham Richard Barton Lewis Mark Stern
Producer	Leanna Moore
Cinematography	Gordon Lonsdale
Editor	William Hoy
Running time	99 minutes
Production company	Trilogy Entertainment Group
Original release
Network	TNT
Release	December 6, 1998 (1998-12-06)

Plot

The film details the life, relationships and exploits of the famous magician.

Cast

• Johnathon Schaech as Harry Houdini
  • Emile Hirsch as Young Harry Houdini
• Stacy Edwards as Bess Houdini
• Paul Sorvino as Blackburn
• Rhea Perlman as Esther
• David Warner as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• Mark Ruffalo as Theo
• Grace Zabriskie as Mrs. Weiss
• Ron Perlman as Booking Agent
• Karl Makinen as Jim Collins
• Judy Geeson as Lady Doyle
• George Segal as Beck

Home release

The DVD is available as part of the burn-on-demand Warner Archive service.^[3]