Houdini, Der Meistermagier

Houdini, Der Meistermagier

NR2014•52m•8.0/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.0/10(1)

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Production

ARTE, IFAGE Filmproduktion, ZDF

Language

DE

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 21, 2014

Last Aired

September 21, 2014

Networks

ARTE, ARTE

Created By

Jens Monath

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2014-09-21

Cast

Ioana Zaharia

Bess Houdini

Adrian Nour

Harry Houdini

Carsten Wilhem

Narrateur

Paul Cimpoieru

Harry Houdini

Delia Nartea

Delia Nartea

Bess Houdini

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