The Illusionist
Nothing is what it seems
Overview
With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crown prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the suspicion of a dogged inspector.
- Budget
- $16,500,000
- Revenue
- $87,892,388
- Production
- Contagious Entertainment, Michael London Productions, Koppelman-Levien
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Cast
Edward Norton
Eisenheim
Paul Giamatti
Inspector Uhl
Jessica Biel
Sophie
Rufus Sewell
Crown Prince Leopold
Eddie Marsan
Josef Fischer
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Young Eisenheim
Eleanor Tomlinson
Young Sophie
Jake Wood
Jurka
Tom Fisher
Willigut
Karl Johnson
Doctor / Old Man
Vincent Franklin
Loschek
Nicholas Blane
Herr Doebler
Philip McGough
Dr. Hofzinser
Erich Redman
Count Rainer
Michael Carter
Von Thurnburg
Brian Caspe
Eisenheim's Assistant
Jan Nemejovský
Senior Officer
Ivo Novák
Senior Officer
Brendan Gunn
Audience Member
Ryan James
Audience Member
Crew
- Director
- Neil Burger
- Writers
- Neil Burger
- Cinematography
- Dick Pope
- Composer
- Philip Glass
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GeekMasher
March 15, 2013
When I looked at this film for the first time I was unsure it would be any good... I was completely amazed by how this film was good. The actors all played there role very well. The film has a very good storyline and I was compelled to watch it. All in all a great movie, worth watching.
John Chard
February 2, 2019
Life and death. Space and time. Fate and chance. Theses are the forces of the universe. The Illusionist is directed by Neil Burger and Burger adapts the screenplay from "Eisenheim the Illusionist" written by Steven Millhauser. It stars Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel and Rufus Sewell. Music is by Philip Glass and cinematography by Dick Pope. How splendid, a period romantic mystery that's filled with the mysticism of magical conjurings and political volatility. Plot essentially …
JPV852
August 28, 2019
Seen this movie several times over the years and still find it so entertaining and satisfying thanks in large part to Edward Norton's performance. In some ways, although not as expertly directed, I prefer this over The Prestige, which is a great movie in its own right.