The Magic of David Copperfield XII: The Niagara Falls Challenge

TV Special
19901990
48m

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6.6/10

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This is the 12th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by a voice offstage who describes the location of the escape that David Copperfield will perform in this special as his last challenge... Read allThis is the 12th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by a voice offstage who describes the location of the escape that David Copperfield will perform in this special as his last challenge: the Niagara Falls. Just like his 5th special, this one is not introduced by a host. Duri... Read allThis is the 12th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by a voice offstage who describes the location of the escape that David Copperfield will perform in this special as his last challenge: the Niagara Falls. Just like his 5th special, this one is not introduced by a host. During the opening credits Copperfield reaches the stage from the backstage on his Harley Davi... Read all

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6.6/10

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108,256

65,714

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Directors
- David Copperfield
- Michael Dimich
Writers
- Ted Blumberg
- David Copperfield
Stars
- David Copperfield
- Kim Alexis
- Penn Jillette(uncredited)

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win total

Trivia
David Copperfield always negates to recur to camera tricks for his illusions. In this special he finally decides to perform an illusion using a camera, illusion just called "Camera Trick" (aka "Camera Vanish"), in which he makes disappear a CBS genuine camera, that he hides in a proper container. The camera transmits on a monitor present on the stage live images of the stage itself until few seconds before the container opening, and it appears empty: the camera is missing.

Connections
Edited into La grande magia di David Copperfield (1994)

Soundtracks
Where the Streets Have No Name
Composed and performed by the Irish rock band U2
Written by Bono
Produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno
Released on March 9th, 1987, as first song of the album "The Joshua Tree"
(Used for this special's opening credits, while Copperfield reachs the stage from behind on his Harley Davidson)