CinemaOSMovie · 2017 · 0h 45m · PG-13

Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic

The Spirit of Magic

Documentary

In addition to the insight provided by performers who knew Vernon, including Max Maven, Herb Zarrow, John Carney, Jackie Flosso, Ricky Jay, Steve Freeman and Persi Diaconis, it was an important opportunity for Vernon's children, Edward and Derek Verner, to share their own thoughts and feelings about their father, the magician. It also featured black-and-white silent footage of a younger Vernon demonstrating sleight-of-hand which we had converted and professionally retouched for the film. While the film was very well received, it was only available briefly for purchase as a VHS cassette, which was subsequently pirated. The film pops up regularly online, always low-quality copies of copies shared without any credit to those who made the project possible.

Directed byDavid Ben, Daniel Zuckerbrot

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 45m
Language
EN
Released
July 4, 2017

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Dai Vernon

Self

Ricky Jay

Ricky Jay

Self

Max Maven

Max Maven

Self

Herb Zarrow

Self

John J. Carney

Self

Jackie Flosso

Self

Steve Freeman

Self

Peris Draconis

Self

Edward Vernon

Self

Persi Diaconis

Self

Creative team
Directed by
David Ben
Daniel Zuckerbrot

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