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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:

Neil Burger

Writers (WGA):

Neil Burger (screenplay)
Steven Millhauser (short story "Eisenheim the Illusionist")

Contact:

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Release Date:

1 September 2006 (USA) more

Tagline:

Nothing is what it seems

Plot:

In turn-of-the-century Vienna, a magician uses his abilities to secure the love of a woman far above his social standing. full summary | full synopsis

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(140 articles)

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User Comments:

Worth the price of tickets more (577 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Edward Norton ... Eisenheim

Paul Giamatti ... Inspector Uhl

Jessica Biel ... Sophie

Rufus Sewell ... Crown Prince Leopold

Eddie Marsan ... Josef Fischer (as Edward Marsan)
Jake Wood ... Jurka
Tom Fisher ... Willigut

Aaron Johnson ... Young Eisenheim

Eleanor Tomlinson ... Young Sophie
Karl Johnson ... Doctor / Old Man
Vincent Franklin ... Loschek
Nicholas Blane ... Herr Doebler
Philip McGough ... Dr. Hofzinser

Erich Redman ... Count Rainer
Michael Carter ... Von Thurnburg
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexuality and violence.

Runtime:

110 min

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital


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Trivia:

Aaron Johnson, who plays the teenage Eduard in the beginning of the film, also learned how to do the ball trick. more

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Inspector Uhl is investigating Eisenheim's latest illusion of summoning spirits, one of his aides shows an early turn-of-the-century movie projector portraying a color/sepia-based image of a person. Turn-of-the-century film was often hand-colorized using stencil methods. Georges Méliès's fantasy shorts used that method. Several genuine color film technologies were also in use by the early 1920's. more

Quotes:

Chief Inspector Uhl: Promise me you won't do it again.
Eisenheim: I promise you you'll enjoy this next show.
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Movie Connections:

Featured in The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV) more


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173 out of 228 people found the following comment useful.
Worth the price of tickets, 3 July 2006
8/10
Author: Maddie from United States

The Illusionist is a very entertaining movie. The beginning of the movie sets an awesome foundation for the rest of the film to work with, without making the rest of the movie predictable and pointless. Although the basic story of boy gets girl, boy loses girl may not be original, the way the plot is presented with the excellent magical imagery keeps one interested in Edward Norton's character. My only complaint would be that the movie needs a little editing towards the end as the creators seem to show basically the same scene over and over in an attempt to drive home Norton's character's emotional distress. Unfortunately, this gets a little monotonous for viewers. Still, Norton, Sewell, Giamatti (and surprisingly Biel) provide excellent performances that, along with the beautiful cinematography, make a great movie.

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