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GoodGoodWatch scoreSummary
The film takes a look back at the life of the great Houdini, escape-artist and magician extraordinaire. It also looks into his trying to debunk spiritualists and his silent movie career. It also investigates his promise to return in the afterlife if it is at all possible.
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 68GoodWatch 74
IMDb6.8
Running time
1 h 1 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −35 min on the typical 96
typical 9661Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Released
1996
October 5, 1996
30 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Directing · 1
- Gene M. Gamache Director, Producer, Editor
Writing · 1
- Kirk G. Carter Writer, Producer
Production · 1
- Bud Brutsman Producer
Sound · 1
- Jason Nyberg Music
Visual Effects · 1
- Patrick Culliton Visual Effects
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