Death Defying Acts (2008)

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PG | 1 hr 37 mins | Thriller, Romance, Period, Foreign | Released: 7/11/2008 |Box Office Total: $3561

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Synopsis:

When famous escape artist Harry Houdini arrives in Edinburgh and offers a $10,000 reward to anyone who can contact his mother from beyond the grave, a beautiful but deceptive psychic and her young ‘sidekick’ daughter take the challenge. As Houdini spends time with this mysterious woman, he is beguiled by her charms, and what begins as a con evolves into a far more complicated and dangerous affair.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
7/11/2008

Director	Credit
Gillian Armstrong	Director
Cast	Credit
Guy Pearce	Harry Houdini
Catherine Zeta-Jones	Mary McGarvie
Frankey Martyn	Rose
Timothy Spall	Mr. Sugarman
MacKay Crawford	Psychic Reporter
Saoirse Ronan	Benji
Malcolm Shields	Leith Romeo
Leni Harper	Leith Romeo's Wife
Ralph Riach	Mr Robertson
Olivia Darnley	Flower Stall Seller
Anthony O'Donnell	Oily Librarian
Billy McColl	McTavish
James Holmes	Ugly Mug
Aileen O'Gorman	Seamstress
Raymond Griffiths	Music Hall Dwarf
Shaun Mason	Heckler
Tom Cotcher	Boxer's Manager
Joanne Cummins	Houdini Fan 1
Carol Robb	Houdini Fan 2
Mark Carter	Reporter 1
Paul Grunert	Hotel Manager
Graeme McKnight	Bellboy
Aaron Brown	Sugarman's Assistant
Martin Fisher	Concierge
Emma Humphries	Chambermaid
Miles Jupp	Ventriloquist
Tim Frost	Tap Dancer
Cloe Mackie	Psychic Twin
Holly Mackie	Psychic Twin
David McKail	Maitre'D
Maev Alexander	Autograph Hound
Richard Dean	Angel with Red Hair
Rod Arthur	Police Chief
Alan David	Professor
Lorraine Hilton	Professor's Assistant
Dodger Phillips	Reporter 2
Campbell Graham	Reporter 3
Jack Bailey	Redhaired Pilot
Justin Flagg	Montreal Student
Production Credits	Credit
Brian Ward	Co-Producer
Marcia Nasatir	Executive Producer
Marian Macgowan	Producer
Celia Richards	Assistant Producer
Joe Oppenheimer	Co-Executive Producer
Linda Chiu	Associate Producer
Katherine Armfelt	Assistant Producer (UK)
Chris Curling	Producer
Tony Grisoni	Co-Producer
Dan Lupovitz	Executive Producer
Kirk D'Amico	Executive Producer
Philip Robertson	Co-Producer
David M. Thompson	Executive Producer
Lucas Foster	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Zephyr Films	Production Company Production Company
Myriad Pictures	Production Company
BBC Films	Production Company
Film Finance Corporation Australia (FFC)	Production Company
U.K. Film Council	Production Company
Macgowan Films Pty Ltd	Production Company Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Korean Screen	Foreign Distribution Rights
Third Rail Releasing	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
The Weinstein Company	Domestic Distribution Rights
Dendy Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
MG Film	Foreign Distribution Rights
Lionsgate U.K.	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Audio Visual Entertainment	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
DeA Planeta	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
United International Pictures (UIP)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Pinema	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Pyramid	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
LNK	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Alfa Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Gussi Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Australia
United Kingdom
Writer	Credit
Tony Grisoni	Screenplay
Brian Ward	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Neil Cairns	Production Accountant
Jacqui McBride	Assistant Accountant
Kate Meyer	Post-Production Accountant
Isaac Sananes	Assistant Accountant
Lawrence Joseph	Assistant Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Anna Lynch-Robinson	Set Decorator
Tony Chance	Storyboard Artist (UK)
Anja Mueller	Art Director
Gemma Jackson	Production Designer
Terry Heggarty	Painter - Standby Painter
Steve Summersgill	Production Designer - Draughtsman
Peter Pound	Storyboard Artist
Brian Morris	Painter - Standby Painter
Paul Inglis	Art Director
Steve Summersgill	Art Director - Standby Art Director
Casting	Credit
Tony Cogin	Voice Casting
Claire McDonald	Casting Assistant - Crowd Casting Assistant
Will Davies	Casting Associate
Gail Stevens	Casting Director
Brendan Donnison	Voice Casting (UK)
Vanessa Baker	Voice Casting (UK)
Craft Services	Credit
Rozza	Catering - Chef
Andy Soane	Catering - Caterer
Steve Mascall	Catering - Caterer
Cole Siedler	Catering - Caterer
Brendan Diver	Catering - Caterer (2nd Unit)
Film Camera	Credit
Bayard Outerbridge	Camera Trainee - Camera Intern
Nathan Smith	Film Lab - Laboratory Liaison
John Hurley	Loader - Clapper Loader
Simon Baker	Camera Operator
Haris Zambarloukos	Director of Photography
Jeremy Nathan	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist
Hamish Doyne-Ditmas	Focus Puller
Olivier Fontenay	Colorist
Giles Keyte	Photography - Stills Photographer
Gary Forsyth	Camera - Camera Standby (2nd Unit)
Simon Alberry	Film Lab - I/O Supervisor
Iain MacKay	Loader - Clapper Loader
Ashley Bond	Focus Puller
Luke Redgrave	Camera Operator
Jackson Pearce-White	Camera Trainee - Camera Intern
Richard Curling	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist Trainee
John Attwell	Focus Puller
Rami Bartholdy	Loader - Clapper Loader
Emma Edwards	Loader - Central Loader
stuart anderson	Loader (2nd Unit)
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Cinemakers Film GmbH	Film Financier
Scion Films	Film Financier
New South Wales Film & Television Office	Film Financier
Myriad Pictures	Worldwide Distribution Sales
DeA Planeta	Foreign Distribution Sales
Legal	Credit
Reno Antoniades	Legal Services
Lee Stone	Legal Services
Natalie Bass	Legal Services
Natasha Pilbrow	Legal Services
Bryce Menzies	Legal Services
Management	Credit
Ian Robinson	Manager - Feature Sales Manager
Music	Credit
Daryl McKenzie	Orchestrations - Music Orchestrator and Conductor
The Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra	Music Performer
Liz Gallacher	Music Supervisor
Robin Gray	Music Engineer
Ron Layton	Music Contractor - Orchestra Contractor
Cezary Skubiszewski	Music - Music Composer and Arranger
Rudolf Osadnik	Music - Orchestra Leader
Adam Rhodes	Music Engineer
Adam Rhodes	Music - Music Mixer
Physical Effects	Credit
Jim Dowdall	Stunt Coordinator
George Cottle	Stunt Performer
Richard Bradshaw	Stunt Double
Neil Finnighan	Stunt Performer
Paul Heasman	Stunt Coordinator
Derek Lea	Stunt Performer
Tony Lucken	Stunt Performer
Mark Mottram	Stunt Performer
Peter Ford	Stunt Performer
Bob Schofield	Stunt Performer
Production Management	Credit
Libbie Barr	Script Supervisor
Tom Crooke	Location Scout
Guy Heeley	Assistant Director
Polly Jefferies	Production Coordinator
Sasha Harris	Production Manager
Jane Maguire	Post-Production Supervisor
Guy Tannahill	Line Producer
Jane Soans	Location Manager
Martin Roberts	Location Assistant
Charlotte Wright	Assistant Location Manager
Hollie Foster	Assistant Production Coordinator
Charlie Simpson	Unit Manager
Matthew Vizard	Post-Production Supervisor - Post Production & Delivery Supervisor
Cindy Thomson	Location Manager (2nd Unit)
Miglet Crichton	Location Scout (2nd Unit)
Ben Rimmer	Production Manager
Toby Hosking	Assistant Director
Matthew Jones	Location Assistant (2nd Unit)
Philippa Atterton	Production Manager (2nd Unit)
Vicky Marks	Assistant Director
Jeff Taylor	Assistant Director - 2nd Assistant Director
Carol-Anne Henderson	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Publicity	Credit
Emma Davie	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Megan Wedge	Assistant Sound Editor
Jeremy Lishman	Sound - Sound Maintenance
Gethin Creagh	Rerecording Mixer
Blair Slater	Foley Recordist
Mario Vaccaro	Foley Artist
Leah Katz	ADR Editor
Bronwyn Murphy	ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Simon Okin	Sound Mixer - Location Sound Mixer
Andrew Plain	Supervising Sound Editor
Michael McMenomy	Sound Effects Editor - FX Editor
Michael McMenomy	Sound Effects - FX Mixer
Will Ward	Assistant Sound Editor
Martin Seeley	Sound - Sound Maintenance
Mark Franken	Sound Effects Editor - FX Editor
Andrew Wright	Sound Mixer - Mix Assistant
Greg Beager	Sound - Sound Trainee
Jethro Hegarty	Sound - FT2 Sound Trainee
Visual Effects	Credit
Andrew Smith	Software Engineer - Data Wrangler
Darryl Mascarenhas	Rotoscope Animator
Kurtis Richmond	Matte Painter
Belinda Bennetts	Titles - Title Design
Stuart Brisdon	Special Effects Supervisor - SFX Supervisor
Carol Kupisz	Graphic Designer
Dave McGeary	Special Effects Technician
Anthos Simon	Digital Effects - Digital Optical Producer
Naomi Anderlini	Visual Effects - Inferno Artist
Andrew Robinson	Visual Effects Producer - VFX Executive Producer
Chris Breeze	3-D Artist
Matthew North	Compositing Supervisor - Compositor
Richard Van Den Bergh	Visual Effects Supervisor - On Set VFX Supervisor
Jarrod Linton	Visual Effects Producer - VFX Producer
Brad Dunn	Compositing Supervisor - Compositor
James Rogers	Visual Effects Supervisor
Terry Palmer	Special Effects Technician - Standby SFX Technician
Rebecca Dunn	Digital Effects - Digital Supervisor
Jonathan Lau	Matte Painter
Makoto Hatanaka	3-D Artist
Michael Stansbury	Software Engineer - Data Wrangler
Nick Tabet	Visual Effects - Inferno Artist
Paul Hegany	Visual Effects - Inferno Artist
David McGreary	Special Effects Technician - Standby SFX Technician
Llaszlo Kiss	3-D Artist
Takahiro Suzuki	Compositing Supervisor - Compositor
Steve Shearston	3-D Artist
Chad Sandeman	Compositing Supervisor - Compositor
Steve Knowles	Special Effects Technician - Standby SFX Technician
Morten Vinther	Visual Effects - Inferno Artist
Nam Doan	3-D Artist
Nigel Wilkinson	Special Effects Technician - Standby SFX Technician
Sarah McLauchlan	Visual Effects - VFX Production Coordinator
Alicia Aguilera	Compositing Supervisor - Compositor
Matt Greig	Compositing Supervisor - Compositor
Vincent Fiere	3-D Artist
Christine Wells	Visual Effects - VFX Production Coordinator
Mike McLoughlin	Visual Effects - Scott Monument Stills
Hajime Nakamura	3-D Artist
Murray Smallwood	Compositing Supervisor - Compositor
Tim Baier	Compositing Supervisor - Compositor
Elliot Goodman	3-D Artist
Michael Harkin	Compositing Supervisor - Compositor
Gyuri Kiss	3-D Artist
Chris Norris	3-D Artist
David Edwards	Compositing Supervisor - Compositor
Demis Lyall-Wilson	Compositing Supervisor - Compositor
Luke Simshauser	3-D Artist
Kim Worrall	Compositing Supervisor - Compositor
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Billy Kimberley	Tailor - Dress Maker
Susannah Buxton	Costume Designer
Graham Johnston	Makeup Artist
Faith Thomas	Costumes - Costume Standby
Denise Kum	Makeup Designer - Hair and Makeup Designer
Fiona Leech	Makeup - Makeup & Hair Artist
Caroline McCall	Assistant Costume Designer
Amanda Keable	Costume Supervisor
Tricia Cameron	Hair Stylist
Nuria Mbomio	Makeup - Makeup & Hair Artist
Loulia Sheppard	Hair Stylist
Anita Kwasniewski	Costumes - Costume Assistant
Carol Greenfield	Makeup - Makeup & Hair Artist
Claire Jennings	Costumes - FT2 Costume Trainee
Lou Shepherd	Makeup - Crowd Hair & Makeup
Mark English	Makeup - Crowd Hair & Makeup
Mandy Gold	Makeup - Crowd Hair & Makeup
Kelly Willis	Makeup - FT2 Makeup Trainee

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