Many of his most well-known stunts are shown, including the Vanishing Elephant and the Chinese Water Torture Cell, which Brody acts out with infectious zest, fully embracing the part of showman.
Under the direction of Uli Edel (who made 2008 foreign-language Oscar nominee The Baader Meinhof Complex), that voiceover ties together what is otherwise a fast-paced, somewhat scattered storytelling showcase of Houdini’s evolving tricks and trade, as the magician improves his act and grows ever more daring.
Meyer), the miniseries also embraces the fictional by having Houdini narrate via a voiceover that features knowing eye-rollers like: “I would come home but, I’m all tied up.” Adapted by Nicholas Meyer from the 1976 book Houdini: A Mind in Chains: A Psychoanalytic Portrait (written by his father, Bernard C.
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