- "Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called 'The Pledge'. The magician shows you something ordinary: a deck of cards, a bird or a man. He shows you this object. Perhaps he asks you to inspect it to see if it is indeed real, unaltered, normal. But of course... it probably isn't. The second act is called 'The Turn'. The magician takes the ordinary something and makes it do something extraordinary. Now you're looking for the secret... but you won't find it, because of course you're not really looking. You don't really want to know. You want to be fooled. But you wouldn't clap yet. Because making something disappear isn't enough; you have to bring it back. That's why every magic trick has a third act, the hardest part, the part we call 'The Prestige'."
- ―John Cutter[src]
The Prestige is a 2006 Film that is directed by Christopher Nolan, Cinematography by Wally Pfister, Produced by Christopher Ball, Valerie Dean, Christopher Nolan, Aaron Ryder, Charles J.D. Schlissel, Emma Thomas, William Tyrer, Composed by David Julyan, screenplay written by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan and based off Christopher Priest's novel.
The film stars Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, Piper Perabo, Rebecca Hall, Samantha Mahurin, Ricky Jay, Roger Rees, David Bowie and Andy Serkis.
Synopsis[]
After a tragic accident, two stage magicians in 1890s London engage in a battle to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outwit each other.
Plot[]
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Cast[]
- Hugh Jackman as Robert Angier
- Christian Bale as Alfred Borden / Freddy Borden
- Michael Caine as John Cutter
- Piper Perabo as Julia McCullough
- Rebecca Hall as Sarah Borden
- Scarlett Johansson as Olivia Wenscombe
- Samantha Mahurin as Jess Borden
- Olivia Merg as Jess Borden (toddler)
- Zoe Merg as Jess Borden (toddler)
- Ricky Jay as Milton
- Roger Rees as Owens
- David Bowie as Nikola Tesla
- Andy Serkis as Alley
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Trailers[]
The Prestige (2006) Trailer -1 - Movieclips Classic Trailers
Trivia[]
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