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The Prestige is a 2006 psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan, written by Nolan and his brother Jonathan and based on the 1995 novel by Christopher Priest. It stars Hugh Jackman as Robert Angier and Christian Bale as Alfred Borden, rival stage magicians in Victorian London who feud over a perfect teleportation trick.
- $109.7 million
- David Julyan
- $40 million
Oct 20, 2006 · Two rival magicians in 1890s London try to outwit each other with a mysterious trick. IMDb provides cast and crew, reviews, trivia, plot summary, and more for this Christopher Nolan-directed film.
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- Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
- Christopher Nolan
- 2006-10-20
Sep 6, 2007 · Roger Ebert praises the atmosphere and obsession of Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige", a film about two rival magicians in Victorian London. He criticizes the plot for cheating the audience with an implausible twist that violates the rules of magic.
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At the turn of the 19th century, celebrated stage magician Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) is accused of the murder of Julia McCullough, the wife of his partner Rupert Angier (Hugh Jackman). Her ...
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- Christopher Nolan
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A movie about two rival magicians in 1890s London who try to outdo each other with a mysterious trick called "the Transported Man". The plot follows three timelines: the present day trial of one magician for murdering the other, the diary of the dead magician revealing his secrets, and the story of the living magician's quest to learn the trick from a scientist.
The Prestige is a 1995 science fiction novel by British writer Christopher Priest. It tells the story of a prolonged feud between two stage magicians in late 1800s England. Its structure is that of a collection of diaries that were kept by the protagonists and later collated.
Oct 20, 2006 · 2h 10m. By A.O. Scott. Oct. 20, 2006. Stuffed with hard-working actors, sleek effects and stagy period details, “The Prestige,” directed by Christopher Nolan from a script he wrote with his...