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The Illusionist is a 2006 drama and fantasy film directed and written by Neil Burger. The cast includes Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel, and Rufus Sewell. Produced by Brian Koppelman and Bob Yari, the movie was filmed in Prague, Dobříš Castle, and Konopiště in the Czech Republic, with a narrative set in Vienna. Philip Glass composed the score, while Dick Pope served as director of photography. The film is in English and has a runtime of 110 minutes.
The production had a budget of 16,500,000 and a capital cost of 17,000,000, generating 87,892,388 in box office revenue. It was distributed by Netflix and produced by Contagious Entertainment, Michael London Productions, and Koppelman-Levien. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography and won the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Composer. Audience ratings include 7.5 on IMDb and 7.298 on TMDb.
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7.3With 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.
Cast
- Edward Norton as Eisenheim
- Paul Giamatti as Inspector Uhl
- Jessica Biel as Sophie
- Rufus Sewell as Crown Prince Leopold
- Eddie Marsan as Josef Fischer
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Young Eisenheim
Themes
- princess
- magic
- rivalry
- love
- vienna, austria
- super power
- crown prince
- duchess
- mysterious
- childhood sweetheart
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Neil Burger
- Screenplay by
- Neil Burger
- Based on
- " Eisenheim the Illusionist ", by Steven Millhauser
- Produced by
- Brian Koppelman David Levien Michael London Cathy Schulman Bob Yari
- Starring
- Edward Norton Paul Giamatti Jessica Biel Rufus Sewell Eddie Marsan
- Cinematography
- Dick Pope
- Edited by
- Naomi Geraghty
- Music by
- Philip Glass
- Production companies
- Bob Yari Productions , Contagious Entertainment, Miracle Pictures, Stillking Films
- Distributed by
- Yari Film Group Releasing , Freestyle Releasing
- Release date
- August 18, 2006 ( 2006-08-18 )
- Running time
- 110 minutes
- Countries
- United States, Czech Republic
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $16.5 million
- Box office
- $87.8 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country of origin
- Czech Republic
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Neil Burger
- Screenwriter
- Neil Burger
- Composer
- Philip Glass
- Narrative location
- Vienna
- Filming location
- Tábor
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 686978
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.yarifilmgroup.com/films/theillusionist
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- publication date
- 2006-01-01
- title
- The Illusionist
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography
- distributed by
- Netflix
- costume designer
- Ngila Dickson
- capital cost
- 17000000
- box office
- 87892388
- review score
- 7.5/10
- form of creative work
- feature film
- sound designer
- Gregg Rudloff
- set in period
- 1889
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Encyclopedic overview
The Illusionist is a 2006 American romantic mystery film written and directed by Neil Burger and starring Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, and Jessica Biel. Based loosely on Steven Millhauser's short story "Eisenheim the Illusionist", it tells the story of Eisenheim, a magician in turn-of-the-century Vienna, who reunites with his childhood love, a woman far above his social standing. It also depicts a fictionalized version of the Mayerling incident.
It premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and opened the 2006 Seattle International Film Festival; it was distributed in limited release to theaters on August 18, 2006 and expanded nationwide on September 1. It was a critical and commercial success.
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