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The Great Houdinis Cast & Characters

The Great Houdinis (1976) stars Paul Michael Glaser as Harry Houdini, Sally Struthers as Bess Houdini and Ruth Gordon as Cecilia Weiss. The drama movie was released October 8, 1976. Below is the full cast and crew.

NR 1976 · 1h 36m 63 Audience
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Starring Cast
P
Paul Michael Glaser
Harry Houdini
S
Sally Struthers
Bess Houdini
R
Ruth Gordon
Cecilia Weiss
V
Vivian Vance
Minnie
A
Adrienne Barbeau
Daisy White
B
Bill Bixby
Reverend Ford
Key crew
Director
Melville Shavelson
Screenplay
Peter Benchley , Melville Shavelson
Music
Peter Matz
Cinematography
Archie R. Dalzell
Editor
John Woodcock
Production design
Tracy Bousman

Full cast

20 cast members

Crew by department

13 crew members

Editing

John Woodcock
Editor
Bud Klutchman
Assistant Editor