The Prestige

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• Hugh Jackman as Robert “The Great Danton” Angier / Lord Caldlow
• Christian Bale as Alfred “The Professor” Borden / Bernard Fallon
• Michael Caine as John Cutter
• Scarlett Johansson as Olivia Wenscombe
• Piper Perabo as Julia McCullough
• Rebecca Hall as Sarah Borden
• David Bowie as Nikola Tesla
• Andy Serkis as Mr. Alley
• Ricky Jay as Milton the Magician
• Roger Rees as Owens
• W. Morgan Sheppard as Merrit
• Samantha Mahurin as Jess Borden
• Daniel Davis as the judge presiding over Borden’s trial.

Storyline:

Set in London in the 1800s, two rival magicians read each others diary containing the secrets of their magic tricks and personal life. As we go back in time when the diaries were written, both magicians become obsessed with their rival’s best trick. The tricks, as shown to the audience, look the same, but neither magician can figure out how his opponent does it.

About Movie:

The Prestige is a psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the film with Jonathan Nolan and is based on the 1995 novel by Christopher Priest. It stars Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Andy Serkis, and David Bowie as Nikola Tesla. The film reunites Nolan with actors Bale and Caine from Batman Begins and returning cinematographer Wally Pfister, production designer Nathan Crowley, and editor Lee Smith.

Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan finished the final shooting draft on January 13, 2006, and began production three days later on January 16. Filming ended on April 9.

Touchstone Pictures opted to move the release date forward by a week, from the original October 27 to October 20, 2006. The film earned $14.8 million on opening weekend in the United States, debuting at #1. It grossed $109 million, including $53 million from the United States.

The film received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction (Nathan Crowley and Julie Ochipinti) and the Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Wally Pfister), as well as a nomination for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form in 2007.

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