Grand Illusions The Story of Magic vol 1

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Grand Illusions - The Story of Magic - vol 1
Explore the rich, fascinating culture and history of magic through Grand Illusions: The Story of Magic Part One. These six episodes take you inside an alluring and enchanting world. It's all here, from the mechanical automata of Robert-Houdin to the elaborate illusions of Penn and Teller, from the death-defying escapes of Houdini to the bizarre and tragic feats of the sideshow performers. Come backstage and see what's behind the curtain. Run Time: 160 minutes.
The father of modern magic: 0:00
Houdini Part 1: 23:30

[@jamesmiller4184]

The segment covering the Bullet Catch was the most riveting to this watcher. My big heart goes out posthumously to all the magicians who tragically tried and died! In the case of The Wizard of the North, Anderson, he was not only lucky that the fellow backed down from firing but also BRILLIANT afterward, to have so exploited the moment -- nerves of steel and showmanship !!

[@maragetwhite8001]

It was great to see this video Doug Henning Siegfried and Roy the pendragons I know Siegfried and Roy are gone now so seeing them it's a rare find now on videos the pendragons don't perform anymore and I don't know about Doug Henning they were the greats you'll never find anyone to replace them David Copperfield is also great I hope that he doesn't retire and nothing happens to him 2 showing these wonderful magic Penn and Teller it's great to see that teller can really talk they're all so wonderful be safe everyone

[@jamied8678]

It's worth pointing out that while Penn and teller are experts in magic it's easier to do 5 minutes spots as they often do as opposed to putting on an entire show

[@saturn370]

I fell asleep on KZbin and woke up watching this

[@smecherash89]

me to :))

[@danielzelinski5689]

Holy literally did this exact same thing

[@justincrimmins4525]

Same. Weird.

[@PatientAnticipation]

SAME!!!! Now I can't help but finish it and watch part 2...eerie....

[@TheCJHowes]

Take off autoplay lol.

[@emiliosaldana5670]

Great video greetings from México

[@rabelcohenifindthewolvesfa8300]

Wonderful good hews! Thank you!

[@JessicaLandrum-hd7mv]

Love this kind of stuff

[@Woldhardestgamer]

As an on/off magician living in 2019 this puppet is leaving me bluffed.

[@AresRoyte]

Some Ghost/Spirit is living there lol

[@OlinKreutzRules]

1:28 I had no idea that Larry David started out as a magician and 1:48 Bob Ross’ brother did as well!! Let than 2 minutes into this and they’ve got my attention!!!

[@FreedomOrNothin]

Man this documentary takes me back! Thanks for the upload!

[@greenya84]

2:03:15 -- Amazing story! :D

[@tonysadar]

very interesting,thank for all the info. regards, Tony & Margie Sadar

[@josephwagner2030]

Houdin might have been the Doug Hennig of his day, but Doug Hennig was the (insert even more obscure historical figure's name here) of HIS day.

[@shawnneice4322]

That makes no sense.

[@shawnneice4322]

That makes no sense.

[@josephwagner2030]

@@shawnneice4322 Humor seldom does Shawn.

[@zappyeats2579]

@@josephwagner2030 but humor is supposed to be funny. This is niether.

[@josephwagner2030]

Let me school you in two different ways amigo, so listen up. Humor is subjective. If YOU knew thing 1 about humor you'd know that already. Lesson two is, if someone makes a joke and you don't find it funny, its not your job to find it and point it out wherever you might find it. That would make you what we actually funny people like to call: a humorless asshole. If you're not convinced of your new status as humorless asshole consider this: you came to my comment to try and make me feel bad, wheras I left the comment on the video to make someone laugh. In light of what you're doing, my advice for next time? Can it! Class dismissed.

[@Dantick09]

tnx for uploading this is very interesting

[@samdickey1874]

I fy Alyssa

[@h3x3dit]

So much came out of the 1800's, it's amazing that this guy was able to do this during the Napoleon era.

[@shelbyb9965]

He didn't lol. Houdin was born in 1805 and died in 1871. He was only a child during the Napoleonic era. Napoleonic era: Nov 9, 1799 - Jun 28, 1815 Georgian era: 1714 to c. 1830-37 Victorian era: Jun 20, 1837 - Jan 22, 1901 Edwardian era: 1901 to 1910

[@kunkushun1]

Paul Daniels that bullet catch was so easy for you holy shit....u legend u

[@cigam4]

Great video! Thanks for posting it.

[@EddyRice]

This was done very amazingly! Thanks for bringing this to magicians and the world!

[@margaretwhite430]

I was watching the Grand Illusions of magic part 1 it shows a lot of different Illusionist Houdini and Siegfried a Roy in a comment in there they said who knows how long they would have went on what age did they would have retired because they were getting up in age and one of the gentleman said it never came up in a conversation with him he said hopefully they would have went on for a long time but unfortunately it didn't I wish they were still here and I turn magic what's going on it's sad that they are gone as well as many of the other great Illusionist they also said no Illusionist coming in every day in my own words no one can replace Siegfried and Roy and no one will be ever be able to replace David Copperfield when he's gone

[@austins.2495]

Punctuation, sweetie.

[@TheNickPenney]

thank you, thank you, thank you! Weird Magic at 1:53:50 awesome, been looking for this for years! Thank you

[@jamesmiller4184]

Since they did not do you the kindness of an in-turn reply, in-their-stead I shall . . . you're most welcomed !!

[@aasifjadugar6981]

very very nice

[@azraelbatosi]

I’m surprised they never brought up the fact Houdini could move a potato up and down his throat....which is he how he accomplished so many escapes

[@undeniablySomeGuy]

what that mouth do

[@evanabbott2737]

Makes me want to gag...😂

[@shawnneice4322]

He could swallow a key or a lockpick and regurgitate it at will.

[@jamied8678]

No that is how the sword swallowers train themselves but has nothing to do with Houdini whatsoever. Now you may say how do you know this Jamie ? Are you some sort of expert in the art of escapology ? Have you ever risked your life to entertain a crowd doing escapes Jamie ? Have you ever hung from a burning rope in straight jacket Jamie ? And the answer would be yes lol this is my area of expertise not being a smartass but swallowing things was not how he did any of his escapes

[@vaslav030547]

Kidology. Start to finish. The talent is in the 'Sell'.

[@danfield6030]

Merci !

[@walternullifidian]

The only thing Houdini never escaped from is his coffin.

[@johnt.mickevich2772]

The Siegfried and Roy stuff is kind of heartbreaking to watch now. RIP Roy.

[@alannahnegron5125]

1:42:08-1:45:26 Penn and Teller

[@markhorton3994]

They missed a few things. Robert Houdin claimed to have invented all of his effects when in fact like everyone else he built on the inventions of others. For example the orange tree is based on the Mango production done by Indian street magicians for time immemorial. The rest of that, the appearance of marked objects in oranges is as old as magic. Mind reading is also ancient.An old book I once read reveals a code (part of one) used in the 18th century. Houdin probably got the principal from a Gypsy and updated the code to suit his needs. Houdin's code was in French, Houdini's in English and the best I have seen, the three Campa brothers who each performs separately with his wife, being Mexican use Spanish. The Campa brothers claim to not be Gypsy but each of their wives does private readings, (fortune telling). You also missed why Houdini was so strongly against spiritualists. He was convinced that it was possible to communicate beyond the grave. One book says, contrary to the video that Houdini was under the Detroit River lost under the ice because the rope leading through the hole broke, when his mother died and that Houdini claimed that his mother's voice led him to the hole. True or not Houdini was convinced that it was possible to communicate with the dead and very upset that all he could find were frauds using the techniques he used himself. He had a prize offered to anyone who could prove actual communication with the dead. This inspired The Amazing Randi's ongoing million dollar challenge. Only Houdini wanted to pay and got more and more upset when no one earned it, and Randi is looking for publicity and does not expect to ever have to pay.

[@Allanhorns]

"Be careful how soon you live out your dream, because soon one must go to sleep." Seek out your dreams, but allow the journey to be a longer road, or else the dream is early lived and the long rest will follow.

[@zaubererkalibo]

Thanks for upload!!!

[@Noremaad]

"Houdini is the Dark Souls of Magic"

[@billgreen4003]

ok cool its working now

[@billgreen3138]

cool classic ps now we have robots solving rubiks cube and finle like i was praying to Jesus that somone made the erno rubiks cube solve it self

[@lkenken8717]

"Stopped a lot of bloodshed with a magic trick" The 10 million algerians who got killed by France: am i a joke to you

[@jamied8678]

Yes you are

[@billgreen3138]

cool

[@ricconstituantabrogatoirei4999]

enfin un documentaire qui rend hommage à Robert-Houdin, ce maitre des automates et de la magie. Dont Houdini a pris le pseudo... Comme toujours l'Europe créée, et les US pillent...

[@valmarsiglia]

Ah oui? Tu veux dire comme avec le jazz, blues, rock, funk, soul, hip hop et plusieurs autres trucs que l'Europe a pris de l'Amérique? Mais je comprends tes sentiments -- après tout, quelles nations ont jamais été pillés par les européens? Mais quand aux pilleurs, Houdin a volé pas mal d'effets d'autres magiciens.

[@danfield6030]

great point

[@jamesmiller4184]

Oui! Vive la France !!@@valmarsiglia

[@b.randal5404]

Despite the oscillation of Roy's story about the attack (at his most lucid and honest moments, he admitted that the animal attacked him) the damage inflicted by the tiger was career ending, normalcy ending and nearly life ending. The attack ended Siegfried & Roy's careers. Watching the close calls they had over the years - it is surprising that the *Mirage* (where the attack took place) was willing to risk the safety of their audience with unrestrained, fully equipped wild animals on stage. Once again, wild animals were showcased as somehow not being wild, and Roy's relationship with them somehow being magical and transcendent of the natural order of the animal's constitution - being wild. A commonality of people who are killed by animals which have no business interacting with humans as if they were domesticated. "Not me - not my animal. We're different." Famous last words.

[@raccoonchronicles5134]

Once again, a KZbinr claiming to know more and be smarter than the subject of a video. The animals in the show were restrained and secured with "invisible" wires, there's a documentary right here on KZbin EXPLAINING THIS AND THE ANIMALS ARE FILMED AT AN ANGLE WHERE THE WIRES CAN BE SEEN BY THE VIEWER.

[@jamied8678]

Wild animals wild animals wild animals they weren't wild animals they were trained now I've come to the comment section before I've watched the video but I very much doubt they would have suggested that the tiger attacked in a malicious way .

[@b.randal5404]

@@raccoonchronicles5134 You have taken absolute nonsense to a new level. LOL

[@b.randal5404]

@@jamied8678 Yeah, they weren't wild. So add a dash of training and now you have a domesticated animal? The proof is in the outcomes. There are no more shows like this found in L.V. and for good reason. And being able to read a tiger's mind to determine malicious intent would be an amazing magic act indeed.

[@jamied8678]

@@b.randal5404 like the circus animals they would have come from a line of animals that have been in captivity for 100 years . If you put these animals in the wild they would be dead in a week

[@alexnobrega9868]

Just two words: "ROBERT HOUDIN"

[@baghaM71]

Houdini

[@worldfamousmagicianakmishr9139]

Great fun

[@cutsrosescents4950]

Great Great grandson Pee Wee continued the Herman family tradition.

[@baerheijnen3604]

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[@RM-yf1ew]

Add I just woke up at 10:41am and saw dis on my screen

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Many thanks!

[@jamesmiller4184]

That's what SHE said !!

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

@@jamesmiller4184 Oh dear. That one went out with the ark. Grow up! (As usual, I look at the channel of the person making the buffonic comment,, and it says, "This channel doesn't have any content")

[@jamesmiller4184]

@@Offshoreorganbuilder Feel bigger and better now?

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

@@jamesmiller4184 Another infantile response, in my opinion. To answer your question, no, I don't feel 'bigger and better' because I knew I was bigger and better than you in the first place. (Just my opinion, of course.) Why? Because the 'that's what she said' is not only a smart-Alec response, it's not even original, it's not funny, and it's not even current. It's *old*. It's a *cliché*. It's embarrassing.

[@norjenahbaulo161]

amazing

[@Katalyzt]

Interesting...

[@laurajohnson4086]

hmmmmm.... light and heavy chest --- Could that have been done with Electomagnetism ? Electrically charged magnets "ON" - you can not lift it. Turn electric magnets "OFF" - now you can lift it ???

[@vickielawson3114]

That is it exactly.

[@danfield6030]

That is the first thing I thought as well.

[@davidjbrown4154]

can you keep a secret?..........................................so can I !!!!

[@raccoonchronicles5134]

Notice that he touches the chest with one hand (therefore pressing a button) before giving the volunteer his "power" back.

[@jalaye]

everytime i think ab david i come watch this

[@jamied8678]

I did the bullet catch with a paintball gun despite the fact it was illegal to do it , 14 times

[@dreamwalkertunes]

When was this made?

[@416mcp]

I think 1998

[@danfield6030]

DreamWalker ....a quarter past my @ss

[@HurricaneSA]

Siegfried and Roy would probably still be performing today if they didn't have the tiger incident.

[@jamied8678]

That show biz you want to go to the top you need to take risks sometimes things go bad but they bought joy to millions of people with those animals so that's much better than going oh well something could go wrong so let's be boring

[@jonathanwebb3024]

Sean Penn should have played this role.

[@678friedbed]

tried watching to fall asleep.

[@billgreen4003]

All is audio no videos

[@ClaiomSolis]

Before, magicians were high profile. Now they are made fun of or considered worthless profession

[@Daveat23]

Not always. You haven't been to Vegas I take it

[@IntergalacticSpaceKitten]

There's recently a new revived interest in magic. I don't know if it's from Shin Lim winning Got Talent 2018, and just now Eric Chien on Got Talent, who is possibly even better than Lim, So hopefully it'll keep going and fuel a whole new era.

[@Daveat23]

I agree with you markiemarkV11. I think shows like AGT have definitely helped to renew interest in Magic. But I think it goes back before Shin won AGT. It's too bad that variety shows like The Ed Sullivan Show are all but extinct. His show sparked my interest in Magic.

[@jarrodm8388]

I don't believe magicians were high profile.... they were always considered street performers and were closely associated with pick pocketing and scamming. No?

[@shelbyb9965]

@@jarrodm8388 With the exception of a very few exceptionally talented acts, yes.

[@JacobBaker]

4:58 free nightmare fuel

[@tarikshaikh1866]

Ye video dekhte rehao ge puri dekna phir pata chalega kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3jKg2h9g7yAr5o

[@alejandrocamargo8745]

Don't break the handle now.

[@beatz04]

Wish they would at least be able to pronounce "Robert Houdin" properly.

[@yorotrinh7448]

French pleaseee

[@raccoonchronicles5134]

1:46:48 Fuck the magic show, I wanna know how to get a pet cheeda.

[@shelbyb9965]

*C H E E D A*

[@shawnneice4322]

WTF is a cheeda!?

[@billgreen3138]

very cool thanks for sharing freely like i do ps you and everyone can make copies of my videos on facebook williamnp videos and youtube videoS Bill Green look up doug henning david copperfield melinda the pendragons champoins of magic walt disney night of magic sig frig and roy extc

[@valmarsiglia]

Yeah, good documentary overall, but Houdini, the world's first sex symbol? Uh, I don't think so...

[@whatzupperent.4036]

Damn u have no idea.... sad

[@shawnneice4322]

In his day he was.

[@valmarsiglia]

@@shawnneice4322 But he wasn't the world's _first_ sex symbol.

[@shawnneice4322]

@@valmarsiglia I didn't say that he was. I said that for his time he was.

[@valmarsiglia]

@@shawnneice4322 That... doesn't make sense. First in this instance means first in time, not the best or most famous.

[@MrHEC381991]

wow

[@cutsrosescents4950]

No mention of Mr. Methane. That stinks.

[@evanabbott2737]

I forgot about Mr. Methane....he makes such beautiful music!😂

[@ClayDress]

So if you think your life is Complete confusion Because your neighbor’s got it made Just remember that It’s a *grand illusion* And deep inside, we’re all the same.

[@rays5163]

16:25 wtf is that harry?

[@johnallardyce4164]

52:24 "A Magician Among the Spirits" (1924) written by Houdini. Exposing fraudulent spiritualist.

[@patrickoriley8382]

+Seedeng Jawn Houdini also wrote "The Unmasking of Robert Houdin" which proved that Robert Houdin greatly exaggerated and even outright lied about the exploits of which he wrote in his autobiography. Those stories were totally fictitious. And many illusions he was credited for creating were actually the invention of other magicians.

[@maddiemonster]

no... Its generally accepted Houdini was being vindictive when he wrote the book. Houdini was the liar in this case.

[@TNR_Onions]

Day 54 of quarntine

[@cliftonforbes9764]

I wouldn’t be surprise if the founder of magic was a black man.

[@rainersloiko8103]

P

[@Сачёк]

240р ((((

[@HurricaneSA]

What did you expect? This aired on television in 1998. That's 22 years ago...

[@Сачёк]

@@HurricaneSA Sorry, I'm just sorry I can't see it in good quality.

[@HurricaneSA]

@@Сачёк Nothing to be sorry for. It is not often that we see such old shows on KZbin anymore.

[@norjenahbaulo161]

amazing

[@jamesmiller4184]

That's what SHE said !! (Also, Signor Frakson.)

[@billgreen3138]

cool