| Description |
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical surround 5.1 stereo rda |
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video file DVD video rda |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen 1.85:1 (16x9); Dolby digital 5.1 stereo., 2.0. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Dick Cavett ; featuring Ricky Jay. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Ben Wolf, Edward Marritz, Joey Forsyte ; music composer, Olivier and Clare Manchon. |
| Note |
Inspired by Secrets of the magus, by Mark Singer, The New Yorker, April 5, 1993. |
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Originally produced in 2012. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Ricky Jay is a world-renowned magician, author, historian and actor, as well as a performer who regularly provokes astonishment from even the most jaded audiences. Trace Jay's achievements and influences, from his apprenticeship at age four with his grandfather, to such now-forgotten legends as Al Flosso, Slydini, Cardini and his primary mentors, Dai Vernon and Charlie Miller. Featuring rare footage from his 1970s TV appearances, this is a remarkable journey inside the secretive world of magic. |
| Note |
Bonus material: Jay's colleagues on camera; Ricky Jay and Michael Weber on Mentors and magic; never-before-scene performance footage and crazy anecdotes; Ricky Jay and Mark Singer in the The New Yorker festival; unseen animation; theatrical trailer; more. |
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GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Jay, Ricky.
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Magicians.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Edelstein, Alan, film producer.
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Bernstein, Molly, film director, film producer.
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Cavett, Dick, narrator.
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Jay, Ricky.
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Kino Lorber, Inc. film distributor.
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| Standard No. |
738329117429 |
| Music No. |
K1174 Kino Lorber |
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