The Prestige
Brief Synopsis
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It all begins in rapidly changing, turn-of-the-century London. At a time when magicians are idols and celebrities of the highest order, two young magicians set out to carve their own paths to fame. The flashy, sophisticated Robert Angier is a consummate entertainer, while the rough-edged purist Alfr
Cast & Crew
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Christopher Nolan
Director
Ricky Jay
Scarlett Johansson
Zoe Merg
Julie Sanford
John Crye
Film Details
Also Known As
Prestige
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Thriller
Release Date
2006
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 15m
Synopsis
It all begins in rapidly changing, turn-of-the-century London. At a time when magicians are idols and celebrities of the highest order, two young magicians set out to carve their own paths to fame. The flashy, sophisticated Robert Angier is a consummate entertainer, while the rough-edged purist Alfred Borden is a creative genius who lacks the panache to showcase his magical ideas. They start out as admiring friends and partners. But when their biggest trick goes terribly awry, they become enemies for life--each intent on outdoing and upending the other. Trick by trick, show by show, their ferocious competition builds until it knows no bounds, even utilizing the fantastical new powers of electricity and the scientific brilliance of radical inventor Nikola Tesla-while the lives of everyone around them hang in the balance.
Director
Christopher Nolan
Director
Cast
Ricky Jay
Scarlett Johansson
Zoe Merg
Julie Sanford
John Crye
Christopher Neame
James Otis
Morgan Sheppard
Jim Piddock
Jodi Bianca Wise
Christopher Judges
Kevin Will
Andy Serkis
Gregory Humphreys
Ezra Buzzington
J Paul Moore
Edward Hibbert
Roger Rees
Rebecca Hall
David Bowie
Christian Bale
Ron Perkins
Robert Arbogast
Scott Davis
Olivia Merg
Chao Li Chi
Sean Francis Howse
Michael Caine
R Scott Duran
Lead Man
Daniel Davis
Hugh Jackman
Christopher Cleveland
Nikki Glick
Monty Stuart
Sam Menning
Enn Reitel
James Lancaster
Mark Ryan
Samantha Mahurin
Johnny Liska
Anthony Demarco
Russ Fega
Clive Kennedy
Brian Tahash
Jamie Harris
Piper Perabo
Crew
Janice Alexander
Hair
Antonio Almaraz
Costumer
Florent Andorra
Cg Supervisor
Karen Asano-myers
Hair Stylist
Joni Avery
Stunt Double
Mikey Avery
Stunts
Rick Avery
Stunt Coordinator
E Baga
Song
E Baga
Song Performer
Terry Baliel
Hair Stylist
Chris J. Ball
Executive Producer
Bob Barratt
Music Composer
John R Bayless
Makeup Artist
Jon Bayless
Makeup Artist
Jessica Bender
Sound
Joan Bergin
Costume Designer
Shandra Beri
Costumer
Paul Berolzheimer
Sound Effects
Hans Bjerno
Director Of Photography
David Blitstein
Special Effects Coordinator
Andrew Bock
Assistant Sound Editor
David Bowie
Music
Jesse Don Brackenbury
Wrangler
Allan Bragg
Stand-In
Scott Buckwald
Property Master
Florent Cadel
Cgi Artist
Giacun Caduff
Visual Effects
Rick Canelli
Adr
Cristen Carr Strubbe
Unit Production Manager
Jeffrey Caruso
Assistant Production Coordinator
Leo C Castellano
Prosthetic Makeup
Stephane Ceretti
Visual Effects Supervisor
Frederic Chopin
Music Composer
Erin Cipolletti
Assistant
Jennifer Clark
Accounting Assistant
Clayton Cogswell
Production Assistant
Jesse Cole
Assistant Location Manager
Jareth Costello
Accountant
Kim Crabb
Assistant Location Manager
Jennifer Cram
Casting Assistant
Nathan Crowley
Production Designer
Tom Cummins
Set Costumer
Alan B. Curtiss
Assistant Director
Mike Cussack
Visual Effects
Carrie Dacre
Assistant
Jeanie Daniels
Post-Production Accountant
W. Davies
Song
Scott Davis
Animal Trainer
Sandy De Crescent
Original Music
Valerie Dean
Executive Producer
Robin Deledicque
Cgi Artist
Jose Deleon
Camera
Jim Dirker
Pilot
Francois Duhamel
Photography
Olivier Dumont
Visual Effects Supervisor
Colin Dunning
Production Assistant
Gregg Edler
Production Supervisor
Stephen Edwards
Music Arranger
Stephen Edwards
Song Performer
Laurens Ehrmann
Cgi Artist
Rod Farley
Best Boy Grip
Russ Fega
Location Manager
Craig Fikse
Steadicam Operator
Jared Fleury
Property Master
Christopher Flick
Foley
Linda Folk
Adr Supervisor
Beau Foster
Production Assistant
Vanessa Fourgeaud
Visual Effects Producer
Meghan Fraser
Wrangler
Colin Frechter
Music Composer
Karen M. Fuchs
Accountant
Maggie Fung
Makeup Artist
Ray Garcia
Key Grip
Antonio Garrido
Dolly Grip
Tony Gaudioz
Camera Operator
Steven R. Gehrke
Script Supervisor
Cory Geryak
Chief Lighting Technician
Alex Gibson
Music Editor
Megan Godfrey
Stunt Double
Jordan Goldberg
Associate Producer
Eric Gotthelf
Adr Mixer
Roxana Griffin
Hair Stylist
Monica Haines
Costumer
Bob Hall
Assistant Camera
Tom Hardisty
Score Recording
Barbara Harris
Adr Voice Casting
Kimberly Harris
Adr Editor
Charles Harrison
Post-Production Assistant
Steve Hart
Stunt Double
Susan Hegarty
Dialect Coach
Phil Helman
Transportation Captain
Gregory D Hemstreet
Production Accountant
Jose Hernandez
Costumer
Michael Herron
Video Assist/Playback
Lora Hirschberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Hoskins
Music
David Hugghins
Stunts
Michael Hugghins
Stunts
Henry Humphreys
Medic
Andrew Jablonski
Accounting Assistant
Ricky Jay
Technical Advisor
Marci R Johnson
Costumer
Pops Johnson
Transportation Co-Captain
David Julyan
Original Music
Kevin Kavanaugh
Art Director
Teresa Kelly
Post-Production Supervisor
Capella Kincheloe
Assistant
Rich King
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Richard King
Supervising Sound Editor
Richard King
Sound Designer
Nancy Kirhoffer
Post-Production Supervisor
Joanne Kissack
Costumer
Jonathan Klein
Foley Editor
Peter Krouse
Camera
April Krueger
Costumer
Jeanne Kukor
Property Master
Paul Lacovara
Stunt Double
Mary Jo Lang
Foley Mixer
Nick Leclaire
Production Assistant
John Lee
Assistant Editor
William D Lee
Special Effects Foreman
Parker D Lemire
Production Assistant
Jimmy W Lindsey
Stand-In
Mark Lucero
Set Designer
Mike Maccuish
Accounting Assistant
Brian Machleit
Stunt Double
Rick Marcus
Stunt Double
Jerry L. Marshall
Best Boy Grip
Naaman Marshall
Assistant Art Director
Robert Q Mathews
Costume Supervisor
Rob Mccabe
Stand-In
Dennis Mccarthy
Costumer
Daniel C. Mcfadden
Loader
Charles H Mcintyre
Rigging Gaffer
Alan Meyerson
Score Recording
Alan Meyerson
Music Scoring Mixer
Scott Michels
Production Assistant
Michael W. Mitchell
Sound Effects
Alyson Moore
Foley Artist
Benjamin T Morehead
Assistant
Scott Morgan
Sound Recordist
Guy Morrison
Assistant Location Manager
Eddy Moussa
Cgi Artist
Kenny Myers
Makeup Artist
Blake Neely
Original Music
Keith Nichols
Music Composer
M Michele Nishikawa
Assistant
Dana Niu
Original Music
Christopher Nolan
Screenplay
Christopher Nolan
Producer
Jonathan Nolan
Screenplay
Ed Novick
Sound Mixer
Thomas J. O'connell
Adr Mixer
Julie Ochipinti
Set Decorator
Craig Okeson
Production Assistant
Joseph Ondrejko
Construction Coordinator
David Orr
Color Timer
Laurent Panissier
Cgi Artist
John Papsidera
Casting Director
Anthony Penido
Medic
Kurt Peterson
Boom Operator
Wally Pfister
Director Of Photography
Blake Pike
Rigging Grip
Cathy Pittman
Wrangler
Jess Platt
Dialect Coach
Donna Marcione Pollack
Costumer
Christopher Priest
Source Material
Clement Rambach
Software Engineer
Toni Reed
Set Costumer
Laura Rindner
Assistant Editor
Gary A. Rizzo
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Peter Robb-king
Makeup
Chef Robert
Caterer
Lawra Robertson
Assistant
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Lee Roeser
Wrangler
Scott Wesley Ross
Assistant Editor
Peter Rotter
Original Music
Aaron Ryder
Producer
Michel Samreth
Cgi Artist
Josh Scheer
Production Assistant
Peter Scheer
Production Assistant
Charles J.d. Schlissel
Executive Producer
Michelle Schrauwers
Production Assistant
Phil Shanahan
Assistant Camera
Scott Shapiro
Visual Effects Producer
Cheryl Shawver
Animal Trainer
Christopher Sidor
Sound Recordist
David L Simmons
Special Effects Foreman
Janek Sirrs
Visual Effects
Cricket Sloat
Rigging Electrician
Kenn Smiley
Key Costumer
Cody M Smith
Wrangler
Jimmy Smith
Craft Service
Lee Smith
Editor
Mary Beth Smith
Negative Cutter
Phil Smith
Animal Trainer
Jody Spilkoman
Assistant Director
Beatrice Springborn
Assistant
Cy Roscoe Strickland
Assistant Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Prestige
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Thriller
Release Date
2006
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 15m
Award Nominations
Set Decoration
2006
Best Cinematography
2006
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall October 20, 2006
Limited Release in United States October 20, 2006
Released in United States on Video February 20, 2007
Released in United States October 2006
Shown at Rome Film Festival (Premiere) October 13-21, 2006.
Based on the novel "The Prestige" written by Christopher Priest; published by St Martins October, 1996.
Literary Sale Date 04/17/2003
Released in United States Fall October 20, 2006
Limited Release in United States October 20, 2006
Released in United States on Video February 20, 2007
Released in United States October 2006 (Shown at Rome Film Festival (Premiere) October 13-21, 2006.)
Project was included on the 2005 Black List.
