30 Oct 2014
Tim Maia
Biopic of Brazilian singer Tim Maia, from his childhood in Rio de Janeiro until his death at age 55, including his passage by the US, where he discovers a new style of music and is arrested for theft and drug possession.
Houdini
His feats of magic were GREAT! The magic of their love was GREATER!
By the early 1900s, the extraordinary Houdini earned an international reputation for his theatrical tricks and daring feats of extrication from shackles, ropes, handcuffs and... Scotland Yard's jails.
Top Billed Cast
Tony Curtis Harry Houdini
Janet Leigh Bess Houdini
Torin Thatcher Otto
Angela Clarke Harry's Mother
Stefan Schnabel German Prosecuting Attorney
Ian Wolfe Malue
Sig Ruman Schultz
Michael Pate Dooley
Connie Gilchrist Mrs. Shultz
Malcolm Lee Beggs British Jail Warden
Frank Orth Mr. Hunter
Barry Bernard Insp. Marlick
Douglas Spencer Simms
Leslie Sketchley Audience Member
Joanne Gilbert Girl
Daniel de Jonghe Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Charles Fogel Official (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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