The Great Houdinis

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.

• Melville ShavelsonDirector
• Peter BenchleyWriter
• Melville ShavelsonWriter
• Peter MatzOriginal Music Composer

• Paul Michael GlaserHarry Houdini
• Sally StruthersBess Houdini
• Ruth GordonCecilia Weiss
• Vivian VanceMinnie
• Adrienne BarbeauDaisy White
• Bill BixbyRev. Arthur Ford
• Jack CarterTheo Weiss
• Peter CushingSir Arthur Conan Doyle
• Nina FochReverend Le Veyne
• Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteSuperintendent Melville
• Geoffrey LewisDr. Crandon
• Maureen O'SullivanLady Conan Doyle