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Studio: Touchstone Pictures
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: Oct 20, 2006
Running Time: 135 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
In 1878, two young stage magicians clash in a darkened salon during the course of a fraudulent seance. From this moment on, their lives become webs of deceit and exposure, secrets and revelations, as they feud to outwit and destroy one another. Their rivalry takes them both to the peak of their careers, but with terrible consequences.
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Director
Robert Angier
Alfred Borden
Cutter
Nikola Tesla
Olivia Wenscombe
Julia McCullough
Alley
Leonard
Merrit
Jess Borden
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reviews
For all its twists, turns and mind manipulation--much like the very tenets of magic--The Prestige is the one thing such a movie should never be: neither awful nor great--just decent. Story ''...Every great magic trick has a third act, the most difficult act: the prestige.'' That quote, taken from Cutter's (Michael Caine) oft-referenced opening voiceover, doesn't quite sum up the movie, but it certainly alludes to its magic and trickery to come. What ultimately brings us to The Prestige's… 
PETER TRAVERS -
October 20, 2006
There are nifty tricks galore up the sumptuous sleeve of this offbeat and wildly entertaining thriller. But I won't spoil them. You can safely know this: Hugh Jackman as personality-plus Robert Angier and Christian Bale as cool technician Alfred Borden are turn-of-the-twentieth-century magicians out to beat the other at his own devious game. In The Illusionist, Edward Norton had to work alone. Jackman and Bale make a mind-bending team. Special props to Bale, whose award-bait tour de force will…
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