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Houdini's Last Secrets

Houdini's Last Secrets

Cracking a magician's code used to be strictly against industry standards. Now, it seems the magic has disappeared from that concept, and even legendary performers such as Harry Houdini are not immune. This series looks to uncover the methods to Houdini's breathtaking escapes and astonishing illusions, which have never been equaled or fully understood. How did this showman catch a speeding bullet, submerge himself in a water torture cell, or survive being buried alive? Helping piece together clues and testing out his most daring stunts are Houdini's grand-nephew George Hardeen, magician and daredevil Lee Terbosic, and master stunt builder Steve Wolf.
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    The Torture Escape
    To Catch a Bullet
    Siberian Prison Conspiracy
    Buried Alive
  • The Torture Escape

    No one knows how Harry Houdini pulled off his death-defying escapes, but now a team of experts investigates his water torture illusion to reveal the secrets of this mysterious feat.
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  • To Catch a Bullet

    The bullet catch is one of the deadliest tricks in magic history, and no one knows if Houdini pulled off the illusion; a team of experts re-creates the famed trick to uncover how Houdini could have pulled off the feat that killed many of his peers.
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  • Siberian Prison Conspiracy

    One of Houdini's greatest escapes might have been a deep-cover conspiracy to spy for the American government, and experts recreate his break from a Siberian prison transport to investigate the mysteries behind this incredible feat.
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  • Buried Alive

    Houdini's mysterious sudden death might not have been an accident, and experts re-create his buried alive escape to reveal how this deadly feat was performed and if the great magician was killed by forces far more insidious.
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Cracking a magician's code used to be strictly against industry standards. Now, it seems the magic has disappeared from that concept, and even legendary performers such as Harry Houdini are not immune. This series looks to uncover the methods to Houdini's breathtaking escapes and astonishing illusions, which have never been equaled or fully understood. How did this showman catch a speeding bullet, submerge himself in a water torture cell, or survive being buried alive? Helping piece together clues and testing out his most daring stunts are Houdini's grand-nephew George Hardeen, magician and daredevil Lee Terbosic, and master stunt builder Steve Wolf.

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George Hardeen, Steve Wolf, Lee Terbosic
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