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: Mary McGarvie ( Catherine Zeta-Jones ) and her daughter Benji ( Saoirse Ronan ) attempt to con him by gathering intelligence to "channel" his mother.
: Mary’s daughter and sidekick, who provides the "ground work" for their psychic scams. 📽️ Media and Adaptations Death Defying Acts
: To ensure validity, Houdini locks his mother's last words in a letter inside a bank safe, to be opened only during a public psychic experiment. 🎭 Characters and Themes : Mary McGarvie ( Catherine Zeta-Jones ) and
: Portrayed as a man driven by grief and a desperate need for closure, despite his public skepticism of psychics. 🎭 Characters and Themes : Portrayed as a
The film is a fictionalized romantic thriller directed by . It follows legendary escape artist Harry Houdini during his 1926 tour of Britain.
: A beautiful but deceptive medium whose initial goal of theft is complicated by a growing romance with Houdini.
: Houdini’s protective manager who remains suspicious of Mary's intentions throughout the film.