The Illusionist

"Nothing is what it seems"

PG-13 2006 · 1h 50m · Fantasy, Drama, Thriller, Romance
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With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crown prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the suspicion of a dogged inspector.

Theatrical
Sep 1, 2006
Box Office
$87.9M
Budget
$16.5M
Return
5.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 9, 2007
Theaters
1
Director
Neil Burger
Writer
Neil Burger
Producers
Brian Koppelman, Cathy Schulman, Michael London
Music
Philip Glass
Studio
Contagious Entertainment, Michael London Productions, Koppelman-Levien
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Corruption and Accusation in The Illusionist
Eisenheim Are you completely corrupt?
[angrily]
Chief Inspector Uhl No, not completely, which is why I'll advise you not to accuse anyone.
A Night of Enchantment and Debate
Crown Prince Leopold Well done.
Eisenheim Thank you for coming. I hope you enjoyed it.
Crown Prince Leopold Oh, we more than enjoyed it. Stimulated great debate among us, hasn't it? Except of course for your assistant Duchess Von Teschen. You seem to have struck her quite speechless. A feat in itself. Did you hypnotize her?
Eisenheim In a fashion.
Crown Prince Leopold I'd like to learn that trick. Rainer here seems to think you have supernatural powers. Do you claim supernatural powers?
Eisenheim I've never said anything of that kind.
Crown Prince Leopold Then you won't mind a question or two?
Sophie Now let's not ruin it.
Addressing Unfinished Business
Crown Prince Leopold You're late.
Chief Inspector Uhl My apologies, your Highness. I was attending to loose ends of the case.
Crown Prince Leopold Are there still loose ends?
Chief Inspector Uhl Very few.
Crown Prince Leopold Did he do it again? How does he do it?
[Uhl nods]
Chief Inspector Uhl I'm afraid I still don't know.
Crown Prince Leopold Did you ask him?
Chief Inspector Uhl He's not talking at this point.
Encounter with Magic Sparks Transformation
Inspector Uhl As a boy, I'm told, he had a chance encounter with a travelling magician. One version of the story was that the man himself vanished... along with the tree. People began to think he had some sort of special power... or at least that he was a bit different. And then he met her.

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