Houdini - BLU-RAY

High above the city street, Harry Houdini hangs by his ankles. A madman's straightjacket binds his torso and arms. He'll never get out of this one alive. But somehow he does. The only bonds Harry Houdini (Johnathan Schaech of That Thing You Do! and Hush) never wished to escape were his marriage bonds to his cherished wife and assistant Bess (Stacy Edward of In the Company of Men and Primary Colors) - a character trait that's a strong st

Hollywood's silver screen couple, Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, teamed for this 1953 Technicolor entertainment about the life of famed illusionist Harry Houdini. Directed by George Marshall (Destry Rides Again), Houdini traces the fascinating life of the world's foremost illusionist and escapologist (portrayed by Tony Curtis, Some Like it Hot), from his early years working the Coney Island sideshows, where he'll meet his future bride Bess (Janet Leigh, Psycho), to career heights performing for dignitaries and royalty across the globe. Houdini's fame would not lessen his quest for answers to life after death. His search for the answer would eventually lead to his most complex and dangerous performance.

His ability to escape from handcuffs, straitjackets, and water tanks is legendary - breaking the shackles of his past proved more challenging. Academy Award winner Adrien Brody (THE PIANIST) and Kristen Connolly (HOUSE OF CARDS) star in History's HOUDINI which follows the world-renowned master of escape's transformation from immigrant into the world's first superstar. Driven, disciplined, and actively chasing the American Dream, Houdini constantly pushed his physical limits to accomplish feats of strength that amazed audiences in an age of spectacle. And though they saw what he wanted them to see, his reality was more elusive than his escapes.