The Illusionist
2006 film directed by Neil Burger
The Illusionist is an Academy Award-nominated period drama written and directed by Neil Burger and featuring Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, and Paul Giamatti. The Illusionist tells about the story of Eisenheim (Norton), a magician in turn-of-the-20th-century Vienna.
Cast
changeActor | Role |
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Edward Norton | Edward Abramovich aka Eisenheim |
Paul Giamatti | Chief Inspector Walter Uhl |
Jessica Biel | Duchess Sophie von Teschen |
Rufus Sewell | Crown Prince Leopold |
Eddie Marsan | Josef Fischer |
Jake Wood | Jurka |
Eleanor Tomlinson | young Sophie |
Other websites
change- Official site Archived 2006-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Official trailer (direct link) Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Exclusive 3 minutes Video Clip Archived 2007-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Variety.com - Video clips from The Illusionist
- Hollywood Reporter - James Greenberg's Review of The Illusionist Archived 2006-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Hollywood Gothique Review
- The Prague Post review by Steffen Silvis Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Film Threat interview with director Neil Burger
- Twitch interview with Burger Archived 2008-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Robert Houdin's Fantastic Orange Tree automaton illusion Archived 2006-12-07 at the Wayback Machine