Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic (2017)
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.
Directors: David Ben, Daniel Zuckerbrot.
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Dai Vernon as Self |
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Ricky Jay as Self |
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Max Maven as Self |
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Herb Zarrow as Self |
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John J. Carney as Self |
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Jackie Flosso as Self |
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Steve Freeman as Self |
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Peris Draconis as Self |
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Edward Vernon as Self |
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Persi Diaconis as Self |
| Directing | David Ben | Director |
| Directing | Daniel Zuckerbrot | Director |
