Houdini, Nancy Porter Productions for American experience
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Houdini, Nancy Porter Productions for American experience
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eng
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Houdini
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DVD
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746938962
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Originally broadcast as an episode of American Experience on PBS
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Nancy Porter Productions for American experience
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
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live action
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