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202688 minPGdocumentary

Stealing Magic

202688 minPGdocumentary

Magician Andi Gladwin leads a team of illusionists on an international mission to stop the theft of secrets behind famous magic tricks sold online.

“It takes a magician to catch a thief.”

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Magician Andi Gladwin leads a team of illusionists on an international mission to stop the theft of secrets behind famous magic tricks sold online.

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Matthew Testadirector

George Luckcast

Andi Gladwincast

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Someone is stealing the secrets behind magicians' greatest tricks and selling them on illicit websites. Magician Andi Gladwin leads an unlikely team of illusionists on an international caper to track down the culprits.

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