The Prestige
The Prestige is a 2006 period movie directed by Christopher Nolan. The story follows Robert Angier and Alfred Borden, enemy stage magicians in fin de siècle London. Obsessed with creating the best stage Magic, they take part in a competition with tragic results.
| The Prestige | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Christopher Nolan |
| Produced by | Christopher Nolan Emma Thomas |
| Written by | Novel: Christopher Priest Screenplay: Jonathan Nolan Christopher Nolan |
| Starring | Hugh Jackman Christian Bale Michael Caine Scarlett Johansson David Bowie Piper Perabo |
| Music by | David Julyan |
| Cinematography | Wally Pfister |
| Edited by | Lee Smith |
Production company | Touchstone Pictures (NA) |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures (NA) Warner Bros. (worldwide) |
Release date | October 20, 2006 (USA) November 10, 2006 (UK) |
Running time | 130 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$40 million |
| Box office | US$109 million |
Cast and characters
- Hugh Jackman as Robert Angier, a classy magician with a talent for performance.
- Christian Bale as Alfred Borden, a working-class magician who knows magic.
- Michael Caine as John Cutter, the stage engineer who works for Angier.
- Rebecca Hall as Sarah Borden, Borden's wife.
- Scarlett Johansson as Olivia Wenscombe, Angier's assistant and Borden's lover.
- David Bowie as Nikola Tesla, the inventor (Tesla was a real person) who creates a device for Angier.
- Piper Perabo as Julia McCullough, Angier's wife.
- Andy Serkis as Mr. Alley, Tesla's assistant.
- Ricky Jay as "Milton the Magician", an older magician Borden and Angier work for at the beginning of the story.
- Roger Rees as Owens, a solicitor working for Lord Caldlow.
- W. Morgan Sheppard as Merrit, the owner of a theater where Angier initially performs.
Other websites
- Official Website Archived 2007-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
- The Prestige on IMDb
- The Prestige at Rotten Tomatoes
- Writer Christopher Priest's website Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine
| Preceded by The Grudge 2 |
Box office number-one films of 2006 (USA) October 22, 2006 |
Succeeded by Saw III |