---
title: 'Death Defying Acts (2007)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gillian Armstrong'
released: '2007-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Thriller'
  - 'History'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/death-defying-acts-2007'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472071/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Death Defying Acts (2007)

2007 · 97 min · Drama, Thriller, History, Romance · Australia, United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Death Defying Acts is a 2007 supernatural romance film, directed by Gillian Armstrong, and starring Guy Pearce and Catherine Zeta-Jones. It concerns an episode in the life of Hungarian-American escapologist Harry Houdini at the height of his career in the 1920s. It was screened in a special presentation at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gillian Armstrong](https://cinepixo.com/people/gillian-armstrong)
- **Screenplay:** [Tony Grisoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-grisoni)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Cezary Skubiszewski](https://cinepixo.com/people/cezary-skubiszewski)
- **Director of Photography:** [Haris Zambarloukos](https://cinepixo.com/people/haris-zambarloukos)

## Cast

- [Guy Pearce](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-pearce) as Harry Houdini
- [Leni Harper](https://cinepixo.com/people/leni-harper) as Leith Romeo's wife
- [Catherine Zeta-Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/catherine-zeta-jones) as Mary McGarvie
- [Ralph Riach](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-riach) as Mr. Robertson
- [Saoirse Ronan](https://cinepixo.com/people/saoirse-ronan) as Benji McGarvie
- [Timothy Spall](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-spall) as Sugarman

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