Houdini (miniseries) - Wikipedia. Houdini is a two- part, four- hour History channel event miniseries written by Nicholas Meyer and directed by Uli Edel. It premiered on September 1, 2. The series stars Adrien Brody as Harry Houdini and features the life of the legendary illusionist and escape artist from poverty to worldwide fame. The miniseries follows the man behind the magic as he finds fame, engages in espionage, battles spiritualists and encounters the greatest names of the era. The drama will chronicle the life of a man who can defy death through his stunts, his visions and his mastery of illusion.

Production[edit]Development[edit]History first announced the development of a Houdini biopic miniseries with Adrien Brody attached to star on April 1. The series was officially green- lit on August 1. Kristen Connolly announced as Brody's co- star and Uli Edel as director.[2] The screenplay was to be penned by veteran author and filmmaker Nicholas Meyer, based on the 1. Houdini: A Mind in Chains: A Psychoanalytic Portrait by his father, Bernard C. Meyer.[3]Patrizia von Brandenstein and Karl Walter Lindenlaub were also announced as production designer and cinematographer, respectively.[2] On September 1.

Houdini is a two-part, four-hour History channel event miniseries written by Nicholas Meyer and directed by Uli Edel. It premiered on September 1, 2014.

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Evan Jones had been added to the cast as Houdini's assistant Jim Collins.[4]Filming[edit]Filming on the miniseries began on September 3. It was shot entirely in Budapest, Hungary (coincidentally the real Harry Houdini's birthplace), which executive producer Gerald W. Abrams described as having "more turn- of- the- century architecture—that's the 1. Western culture."[5] Brody, who had studied magic as a child, performed many of the show's stunts himself, including the suspended strait jacket escape and the famous Chinese Water Torture Cell.[5][6]The score to Houdini was written by the veteran film composer John Debney. A lifelong fan of Harry Houdini, Debney joined the project at the behest of a producer with whom he had previously collaborated on the A& E miniseries Bonnie & Clyde.[7] Rather than compose a period score for the series, Debney instead elected to write an "electronic/contemporary" score, with "instruments from the period that would give you the flavor of the times and give you the feeling of who this guy was."[7] A two volume soundtrack was released for digital download by Lakeshore Records on August 2. CD September 2. 3, 2. Promotion[edit]A trailer for Houdini was released online in early August 2.

Episodes[edit]Reception[edit]Ratings[edit]Part 1 of the series was watched by 3. Despite debuting much lower than History's previous series' Hatfields & Mc. Coys and Bonnie & Clyde, Houdini was nevertheless cable television's top miniseries debut of 2.

Critical response[edit]Houdini received a mixed response from critics. The series currently holds a 4. Rotten" rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with a consensus "Houdini's cast is talented, but given the decades of fascination surrounding its subject, the show is oddly lacking in intrigue."[1. Allison Keene of The Hollywood Reporter praised Brody's Houdini as possessing "infectious zest" and commented that ".. Edel's refreshingly dynamic direction and Brody’s buoyant performance allow Houdini's tricks to retain their wonder, even for the jaded modern viewer.

That's a magical feat indeed."[3] Despite referring to some aspects of the series as "a bit heavy- handed," Mark Perigard of the Boston Herald gave Houdini a positive "B" rating and opined, "You’ll almost believe in magic—the magic of a miniseries to capture the tics and tricks of a complicated, driven man."[1. Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times called Brody "a treat to watch," but criticized the screenplay and direction. Watch Online Watch The Hole Full Movie Online Film there. He added, "A better version of this amazing life will surely be made in one genre or another, but this one's at least diverting."[1. Brian Lowry of Variety, however, spoke less favorably of the series, describing Brody's performance as being "ultimately overwhelmed" by Meyer's "misbegotten, heavy- handed, narrated- ad- nauseam script (..) and Uli Edel's equally obtrusive direction."[1. Meyer addressed the voiceovers in a subsequent interview with Star.

Trek. com, stating "Well, they – you know, sort of re- cut the movie, and tore a lot of it out, and put in a lot of voiceovers and stuff that I just wasn't crazy about. And [it] wasn't our intention. It hadn't been written."[1. Awards and nominations[edit]International broadcast[edit]Houdini was first shown on Channel 4 in the UK in September 2.

Netflix UK on 7 March 2. Houdini premiered on the Seven Network on June 2. It is available on Shomi in Canada. In Brazil Houdini aired on January 5, 2. Globo channel. References[edit]^Hibberd, James (April 1. History developing Houdini miniseries starring Adrien Brody - - EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly.

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