This biographical movie depicts the youth of the magician Harry Houdini (1874 - 1926). As a boy his name was Eric Weiss and his father wanted him to become a locksmith. But he ran away and joined the traveling show of Dr. Grimaldi, where he learned the tricks of a magician and a little mystery from his Indian assistant, too.
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Wil Wheaton
Ehrich Weiss / Young Harry Houdini
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James Orr Director · Jim Cruickshank Writer
United States release March 14, 1987
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 14, 1987
Theatrical
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