The Magic of David Copperfield

TV Special
1978
50m

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This is the first official Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Orson Welles and broadcasted on CBS like all the following ones, while the previous year he has been the star and co... Read allThis is the first official Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Orson Welles and broadcasted on CBS like all the following ones, while the previous year he has been the star and conductor of the ABC special The Magic of ABC (1977), which marked his debut on television. ... Read allThis is the first official Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Orson Welles and broadcasted on CBS like all the following ones, while the previous year he has been the star and conductor of the ABC special The Magic of ABC (1977), which marked his debut on television. The official title "THE MAGIC OF DAVID COPPERFIELD" is shown through an homonymous book le... Read all

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Trivia
The "Psycho Shower Scene" illusion has been already performed in The Magic of ABC (1977) and again in The Magic of David Copperfield VII: Familiares (1985).

Goofs
After the presentation by Orson Welles, the TV special begins with a shot that shows several objects left on a carpet. Among these, there are a book and several playing cards, on some of which the faces of the stars of the TV special are drawn, and the shot shows them one by one while a voiceover says their names. However, in every subsequent shot in which the carpet is visible, not only it is different from the original but also the objects left on it are different. The initial shot does not interfere in any way with the illusion performed in front of the live audience, but it could not have been filmed during the live show itself: it could have been added only during the post-production of the TV special.

Connections
Edited into Magico David: Episode #1.1 (1992)

Soundtracks
The Sound of Philadelphia
Performed by MFSB
Written and produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
Released in 1973 as 5th music of the album "Love Is the Message"
(Used for "Card Manipulation")