The Magic of David Copperfield: China

TV Special
1986
49m

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This is the 8th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Ben Vereen and is the first and only one filmed outside USA, and set entirely in China, to allow David Copperfield to perfo... Read allThis is the 8th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Ben Vereen and is the first and only one filmed outside USA, and set entirely in China, to allow David Copperfield to perform the last illusion. Not coincidentally it is officially titled "The Magic of DAVID COPPE... Read allThis is the 8th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Ben Vereen and is the first and only one filmed outside USA, and set entirely in China, to allow David Copperfield to perform the last illusion. Not coincidentally it is officially titled "The Magic of DAVID COPPERFIELD - CHINA", even though it is better known as "The Magic of David Copperfield VIII: W... Read all

Directors
- David Copperfield
- Stan Harris
Writer
- Garry Bormet
Stars
- David Copperfield
- Ben Vereen

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

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Directors
- David Copperfield
- Stan Harris
Writer
- Garry Bormet
Stars
- David Copperfield
- Ben Vereen

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 2 nominations total

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Trivia
This special makes a really wide use of the original motion pictures score of two films: one composed and conducted by John Williams for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and the other composed and conducted by David Shire for 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984).

Connections
Edited into Magico David: Episode #1.3 (1992)

Soundtracks
In The Air Tonight
Written and performed by Phil Collins
Produced by Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham
Released on February 9th, 1981, as first song of the album "Face Value"
(Used for "Seeing Through A Woman")