Edition |
Full screen version. |
Description |
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, stereo. |
Performer |
Narrator: Mandy Patinkin. |
Event |
Originally broadcast as an episode of American Experience on PBS. |
Audience |
Not rated. |
Summary |
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. |
Language |
English SDH subtitles. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926.
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Escape artists -- United States -- Biography.
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Added Author |
Patinkin, Mandy. Narrator.
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Porter, Nancy W. Screenwriter. Director. Producer.
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Tierney, Beth. Producer.
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PBS Home Video.
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Nancy Porter Productions.
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Added Title |
American experience (Television program)
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ISBN |
9781608835102 |
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1608835103 |
Standard No. |
841887015134 |
Music No. |
AMHO601 PBS Home Video |
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