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1976 | DIRECTED BY MELVILLE SHAVELSON

The Great Houdini

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Movie Stats
Year
1976
Runtime
 120 minutes (2 hrs 00 mins)
Certificates

12

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Paul Michael Glaser
Sally Struthers
Ruth Gordon
Vivian Vance
Adrienne Barbeau
Bill Bixby
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First viewed:
11th Oct 2025
Last viewed:
11th Oct 2025
Total views:
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
8th October 1976
49 years 17 days ago
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Directed by
melville shavelson Melville Shavelson
Starring
Paul Michael GlaserHarry Houdini (Erich Weiss)
Sally StruthersBess Houdini
Ruth GordonCecilia Weiss
Vivian VanceMinnie (Nurse)
Adrienne BarbeauDaisy White
Bill BixbyReverend Ford
Jack CarterTheo Weiss
Peter CushingConan Doyle
Nina FochReverend Le Veyne
Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteSuperintendent Melville
Geoffrey LewisDr. Crandon
Maureen O'SullivanLady Conan Doyle
Clive RevillDundas Slater
Barbara RhoadesMargery Crandon
Marilyn BrodnickDorothy Weiss
Patrick CullitonFranz Kukla
Richard KennedyPub Policeman
Karin CollisonBarmaid
Jan StrattonHotel Maid
Jerome ThorConductor
Bob HarksPub Patron
ADVERTISMENT
1976-10-08
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£0
15782
The Devil's Men
15783
The Great Houdini
15784
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Genres
Biography
Biography
Drama
Drama
TV Movie
TV Movie
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  • South Africa South Africa
News from around the web
Disney Is Making a Spy Movie ... About Harry Houdini?  Collider Thu, 12th December 2024

Walt Disney Studios Developing "Becoming Houdini" Movie  What's On Disney Plus Wed, 11th December 2024

Houdini and the magic of the movies  The Guardian Tue, 3rd May 2011

Death Defying Acts (2007) ⭐ 5.8 | Drama, History, Romance  IMDb Sat, 25th July 2015

The mystery of Harry Houdini’s lost film  New York Post Sat, 21st March 2015

Long Lost Action Movie Starring Harry Houdini to Screen at TCM Classic Film Festival  The Hollywood Reporter Fri, 23rd January 2015