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The Illusionist

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.

Director

Neil Burger

Year

Genre

fantasy, drama, thriller, romance

Box Office

$39,868,642

Production

Contagious Entertainment,Michael London Productions,Koppelman-Levien

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 12 nominations total

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Eisenheim

Inspector Uhl

Sophie

Crown Prince Leopold

Josef Fischer

Jurka

Willigut

Young Eisenheim

Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Young Sophie

Eleanor Tomlinson

Doctor / Old Man

Loschek

Vincent Franklin

Herr Doebler

Dr. Hofzinser

Count Rainer

Von Thurnburg

Shouting Woman

Vanessa Gendron

Man Who Incites Riot

Matthew Blood-Smyth

Traveling Magician

Aristocratic Boy

Aristocratic Boy (as Oliver Blaha)

Oliver Blaha-McGillick

Aristocratic Boy

Thomas McEnchroe

Eisenheim's Father

Andreas Grothusen

Eisenheim's Assistant

Mrs. Uhl

Street Urchin Messenger

Street Urchin

Dominik Havelka

Street Urchin

Sophie's Driver

Vitezslav Bouchner

Archduke

Archduke

Richard Rowlands

Young Prince

Frankel (as Rueben-Henry Biggs)

Reuben-Henry Biggs

Asian Assistant

Vadam Bat-Orshikh

Asian Assistant

Purevdorj Boldsaikhan

Asian Assistant

Asian Assistant

Sondom Nararbadrakh

Asian Assistant

Erdenbileg Sengee

Boy Apparition on Stage

Boy Apparition in Audience

Fasihiddin Khasanov

Guard

Alfred Strejcek

Spiritualist Leader

Arrested Man (as Noel Lebon)

Respectable Man

Sobbing Woman (as Eva Kelemenova)

Eva KelemenovÃ¡

Man on Street

Senior Officer

Jan NemejovskÃ½

Senior Officer

Train Conductor

VladimÃr KulhavÃ½

Audience Member

Audience Member (as Dusan Fager)

Audience Member

Audience Member

Audience Member (as Alistair Macnaughton)

Alistair Macnaughtan

Audience Member

Audience Member

Audience Member

Audience Member

Audience Member

Ivan UrbÃ¡nek

Audience Member (as Jiri Vacek)

Audience Member

Jaroslav VÃzner

Young Father

Boy on Street

Jesse Phillips March

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Eisenheim Inspector Uhl Chief Inspector Uhl Crown Prince Leopold Sophie Josef Fischer Young Eisenheim Traveling Magician Spiritualist Leader Young Sophie

It's her! - The Illusionist

- You're late. - The Illusionist

In fact, we know all about his life. - The Illusionist

In fact, we know all about his life.

As a boy I'm told he had a chance encounterwith a traveling magicianBoyOne version of the story was that the man himselfthen vanishedalong with the treeWho knows what actually happenedPeople began to think he had some kind of special poweror at least that - The Illusionist

As a boy I'm told he had a chance encounterwith a...

One version of the story was that the man himself... - The Illusionist

One version of the story was that the man himself...

- Don't drop it. - The Illusionist

- Don't drop it.

Pick a card. - The Illusionist

Duchess von Teschen, you can't be in a place like this. - The Illusionist

Duchess von Teschen, you can't be in a place like this.

She was brought back to the castle... - The Illusionist

She was brought back to the castle...

In China there's a magician that could make anything disappear- a house, a wagon, anything. - The Illusionist

In China there's a magician that could make anything...

There's a secret way to open it - The Illusionist

There's a secret way to open it

Make us disappear Make us disappear - The Illusionist

Make us disappear Make us disappear

Sophie, are you there? - The Illusionist

Sophie, are you there?

- Don't do this. - The Illusionist

- Don't do this.

What happened next remains a mystery. - The Illusionist

What happened next remains a mystery.

Life and death... - The Illusionist

Life and death...

Might I borrow a handkerchief from someone? - The Illusionist

Might I borrow a handkerchief from someone?

Thank you. - The Illusionist

I assure you, they're quite real. - The Illusionist

I assure you, they're quite real.

Bravo! Very good. - The Illusionist

Bravo! Very good.

Give us something, please. - The Illusionist

Give us something, please.

- Come on in. - The Illusionist

You know I have seen things like this beforebut never one like that - The Illusionist

You know I have seen things like this beforebut never one...

It's in your left. - The Illusionist

It's in your left.

Oh. Oh, I like that very much. Please take it with my compliments. Why, thank you. Eh, the blood dra - The Illusionist

Oh. Oh, I like that very much. Please take it with my...

Please stand for His Imperial Highness... - The Illusionist

Please stand for His Imperial Highness...

I thought we might end this evening with a discussion of the soul. - The Illusionist

I thought we might end this evening with a discussion of the...

Do you know me? - The Illusionist

Do you know me?

Now please gaze directly into my eyes. - The Illusionist

Now please gaze directly into my eyes.

They must have liked you. - The Illusionist

They must have liked you.

Well done Thank you for coming I hope you enjoyed itOh we more than enjoyed itStimulated great debate amongst us hasn't itExcept of course for your assistant Duchess von TeschenYou seemed to have struck her quite speechless A feat in itselfDid you - The Illusionist

Well done Thank you for coming I hope you enjoyed itOh we...

And we'll gather our best minds next time. - The Illusionist

And we'll gather our best minds next time.

My God. - The Illusionist

When I was on the stage, you knew me right away. - The Illusionist

When I was on the stage, you knew me right away.

Perhaps for the same reasons you find it prudent to meet in a carriage. - The Illusionist

Perhaps for the same reasons you find it prudent to meet in...

You're lucky, you know... - The Illusionist

You're lucky, you know...

And now you have. - The Illusionist

And now you have.

I look forward to seeing you again at the Hofburg. - The Illusionist

I look forward to seeing you again at the Hofburg.

Here's the report on Duchess von Teschen. - The Illusionist

Here's the report on Duchess von Teschen.

The magician? - The Illusionist

Don't fool yourself that you can play in their game. - The Illusionist

Don't fool yourself that you can play in their game.

My guest tonight... - The Illusionist

My guest tonight...

- Is that the emperor? - The Illusionist

- Is that the emperor?

Where does power flow from? - The Illusionist

Where does power flow from?

And there it stayed. - The Illusionist

And there it stayed.

No surprise there. - The Illusionist

No surprise there.

You shall live a long life. - The Illusionist

You shall live a long life.

Come now. - The Illusionist

That's enough light entertainment for this evening. - The Illusionist

That's enough light entertainment for this evening.

Shut him down. - The Illusionist

- What did you do to him? - The Illusionist

- What did you do to him?

Who told you where to find me? - The Illusionist

Who told you where to find me?

Then why did you speak to me Why did you even bother talking - The Illusionist

Then why did you speak to me Why did you even bother talking

And you kept it all this time. - The Illusionist

And you kept it all this time.

But in my dreams you had shorter hair and no beard. - The Illusionist

But in my dreams you had shorter hair and no beard.

Where did you go when you left? - The Illusionist

Where did you go when you left?

I went to Russia... - The Illusionist

I went to Russia...

I always meant to returnI just I kept thinking I'd find it around the next cornerWhatA real mysteryI saw remarkable thingsbut the only mystery I never solved waswhy my heart couldn't let go of you - The Illusionist

I always meant to returnI just I kept thinking I'd find...

Leave him It's not that easy - The Illusionist

Leave him It's not that easy

Look at me. - The Illusionist

Yes, I do. - The Illusionist

There you are. - The Illusionist

And you have no doubt it was Duchess von Teschen? - The Illusionist

And you have no doubt it was Duchess von Teschen?

The map will show you where to meet. - The Illusionist

The map will show you where to meet.

As you know, we sometimes follow... - The Illusionist

As you know, we sometimes follow...

He spent the afternoon in Vienna with his father. - The Illusionist

He spent the afternoon in Vienna with his father.

What a surprise. - The Illusionist

What a surprise.

And you Can you even bear children Are you any use at all - The Illusionist

And you Can you even bear children Are you any use at all

Are you trying to embarrass me It has nothing to do with youIt has everything to do with me - The Illusionist

Are you trying to embarrass me It has nothing to do with...

I assume you haven't been so stupid as to tell him anything. - The Illusionist

I assume you haven't been so stupid as to tell him...

Now, you will travel to Budapest tomorrow. - The Illusionist

Now, you will travel to Budapest tomorrow.

What do you mean, "Good-bye"? - The Illusionist

What do you mean, "Good-bye"?

Don't disobey me again. - The Illusionist

Don't disobey me again.

Out of my way. - The Illusionist

No, leave that. - The Illusionist

No, leave that.

Duchess von Teschen! - The Illusionist

Duchess von Teschen!

Maybe look on that side! - The Illusionist

Maybe look on that side!

I thought you saw her get on the train with him. - The Illusionist

I thought you saw her get on the train with him.

Inspector, I-I will not stand for it. - The Illusionist

Inspector, I-I will not stand for it.

Thank you, Doctor. - The Illusionist

Thank you, Doctor.

Probably robbed. - The Illusionist

Probably robbed.

Seen last Thursday at 7:30 p.m., riding without an escort... - The Illusionist

Seen last Thursday at 7:30 p.m., riding without an escort...

He did this. - The Illusionist

Are you completely corruptNo not completely NoWhich is why I'll advise you not to accuse anyone especially His Imperial Highness - The Illusionist

Are you completely corruptNo not completely NoWhich is why...

- Where's the guard who let her out of the gate? - The Illusionist

- Where's the guard who let her out of the gate?

We don't have jurisdiction on Imperial property. - The Illusionist

We don't have jurisdiction on Imperial property.

For all we know, he did it. - The Illusionist

For all we know, he did it.

Chief Inspector. - The Illusionist

Chief Inspector.

What have you found out? - The Illusionist

What have you found out?

Later that week, we arrested a man and charged him with murder... - The Illusionist

Later that week, we arrested a man and charged him with...

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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.

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Director: Neil Burger

Writer: Neil Burger, Steven Millhauser

Production: Contagious Entertainment,Michael London Productions,Koppelman-Levien

Genre: fantasy, drama, thriller, romance

Year: 2006

MetaScore: 68/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: $39,868,642

Released: 01 Sep 2006

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 12 nominations total

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