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HOUDINI U

1953

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Given how much it diverges) film is mostly pure fiction (it even changes the circumstances of Houdini’s death), the magical pairing of Tony Curtis and his then wife, Janet Leigh, as Harry and Bess Houdini brings a touch of star power and emotional veracity to the love story at the heart of this amiable Technicolor confection. Meagre extras.

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