"Death Defying Acts" is based on the life of Harry Houdini, the fictional tale of how an escapologist fell in love with an Edinburgh woman.
Production Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC) [au]; Myriad Pictures; BBC Films [gb]; Zephyr Films [gb]; Macgowan Films [au](in association with) (as Macgowan Lupovitz Nasatir Films); Cinemakers [de]; Film Finance [au]; Myriad Pictures [au]; New South Wales Film and Television Office, The [au](in association with) (as NSW Film and Television Office); UK Film Council [gb];
Cast Names Graham Curry; James Fiddy; Che Grant; Steve Lately; Leonard Silver; John Warman; Chris (XXIX) Wilson; Silvia Lombardo; Guy Pearce; Catherine Zeta-Jones; Timothy Spall; Saoirse Ronan; Malcolm Shields; Leni Harper; Ralph Riach; Olivia Darnley; Anthony O'Donnell; Billy McColl; James Holmes; Melanie Harris; Aileen O'Gorman; Raymond Griffiths; Shaun Mason; Tom Cotcher; Joanne Cummins; Carol Robb; Mark Carter; MacKay Crawford; Paul Grunert; Graeme McKnight;
Box Office USD 3,561
Release Date 2008-07-11 (limited) 2008-10-28 (DVD premiere)
Genres Drama; Romance; Thriller;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated PG for some sensuality, thematic material, language,
violent content and smoking.