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- 2006
- Christopher Nolan
- 125 mins
- 12
Summary
Period mystery thriller starring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale. Victorian magicians Robert Angier and Alfred Borden have been bitter rivals since an onstage tragedy when they were learning their trade. However, their determination to ruin each other's reputation will only stop when one of them is dead.
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A star rating of 4 out of 5.
Brian Pendreigh
Christopher Nolan's The Prestige manages to seem both highly original and slightly old-fashioned at the same time. Its Victorian English setting is familiar from Hammer horrors but, while there have been many films with an element of magic, few have been set in the world of the professional illusionist. Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman) and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) are two magicians whose intense rivalry dates back to a time when they were both apprentices and Angier's wife died after a trick went wrong. Fuelled by professional jealousy and personal hatred, they dedicate their talents to destroying each other. The film is told largely in flashback, as befits a director whose previous work includes the reverse-ordered Memento. Nolan constructs a fascinating tale that twists and turns at every opportunity, although there is perhaps one twist too many in a slightly overbaked dénouement. But the film is grounded by the seriousness with which he treats his material and by fine performances all round.
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rolenameRobert AngierHugh JackmanAlfred BordenChristian BaleCutterMichael CaineOliviaScarlett JohanssonJuliaPiper PeraboSarahRebecca HallJessSamantha MahurinTeslaDavid BowieAlleyAndy SerkisJudgeDaniel DavisMiltonRicky JayOwensRoger ReesDefenderChristopher Neame (2)
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rolenameDirectorChristopher Nolan
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Theatrical distributor
Warner Bros
Released on
2006-11-10
Languages
English
Guidance
Violence.
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DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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