The Great Houdinis (1976)
1h 36m
Running Time
October 8, 1976Release Date
The Great Houdinis (1976)
1h 36m
Running Time
October 8, 1976Release Date
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Plot.
A biography of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the occult and his promise to his wife on her deathbed that he would speak from the beyond.
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Cast & Crew.
![Paul Michael Glaser](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/19797-paul-michael-glaser.webp)
Paul Michael Glaser
Harry Houdini (Erich Weiss)
![Sally Struthers](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/33808-sally-struthers.webp)
Sally Struthers
Bess Houdini
![Ruth Gordon](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/9049-ruth-gordon.webp)
Ruth Gordon
Cecilia Weiss
![Vivian Vance](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/58177-vivian-vance.webp)
Vivian Vance
Minnie (Nurse)
![Adrienne Barbeau](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/12215-adrienne-barbeau.webp)
Adrienne Barbeau
Daisy White
![Bill Bixby](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/23158-bill-bixby.webp)
Bill Bixby
Rev. Arthur Ford
![Melville Shavelson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/76460-melville-shavelson.webp)
Melville Shavelson
Director
![Jack Carter](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/28787-jack-carter.webp)
Jack Carter
Theo Weiss
![Peter Benchley](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4313-peter-benchley.webp)
Peter Benchley
Writer
![Peter Matz](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/145793-peter-matz.webp)
Peter Matz
Composer
![Peter Cushing](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/507-peter-cushing.webp)
Peter Cushing
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
![Archie R. Dalzell](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Archie R. Dalzell
Cinematographer
![Nina Foch](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/19448-nina-foch.webp)
Nina Foch
Reverend Le Veyne
![John Woodcock](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
John Woodcock
Editor
![Wilfrid Hyde-White](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/20374-wilfrid-hyde-white.webp)
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Superintendent Melville
![Tracy Bousman](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Tracy Bousman
ProductionDesigner
Media.
![The Great Houdinis](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/32067-the-great-houdinis.webp)
Details.
Release DateOctober 8, 1976
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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Wiki.
The Great Houdinis a.k.a. The Great Houdini is a 1976 American made-for-television biographical film which is a fictionalized account of the life of the Hungarian-American escape artist and entertainer Harry Houdini. The film was written and directed by Melville Shavelson and features Paul Michael Glaser (Starsky & Hutch) and Sally Struthers (All in the Family) and originally aired on ABC on October 8, 1976.