The Expert at the Card Table: Looking for Erdnase

Aug 8, 2022

1h 25m

★ 9.0

The Expert at the Card Table

Overview

The best magicians of the 21st century set out on a journey to search for the lost author of the most legendary book about the art of sleight of hand.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Fourmat Film GmbH

The Expert at the Card Table: Looking for Erdnase Trailers

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Cast

S.W. Erdnase

Florian Beyer

Expert

Jason England

Expert

Richard Hatch

Expert

Guy Hollingworth

Expert

Laura London

Expert

Bill Mullins

Expert

Richard Turner

Expert

Chris Wasshuber

Expert

R. Paul Wilson

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