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The Prestige

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.

Director

Christopher Nolan

Year

Genre

drama, mystery, sci-fi

Box Office

$53,089,891

Production

N/A

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 6 wins & 45 nominations total

Robert Angier

Alfred Borden

Cutter

Julia McCullough

Sarah

Olivia Wenscombe

Scarlett Johansson

Jess

Samantha Mahurin

Tesla

Alley

Judge

Prosecutor

Defender

Christopher Neame

Captain

Owens

Sullen Warder

Stagecoach Driver

Hotel Manager

Milton

Virgil

Boy

Anthony De Marco

Chung Ling Soo (as Chao-Li Chi)

Policeman

Gregory Humphreys

Voice

Merrit

William Morgan Sheppard

Man

Elegant Lady (as Julie Sanford)

Ticket Hawker

Ezra Buzzington

Moderator

James Lancaster

Jess (Toddler)

Jess (Toddler)

Scalper

Man in Hotel

Man in Hotel

Ackerman

Burly Stagehand

Christopher Judges

Blind Stagehand 1

Blind Stagehand 2

Blind Stagehand 3

Carriage Driver

Glamorous Assistant

Jodi Bianca Wise

Housekeeper

Workman 1

Warder

Leonard (as Robert Arbogast)

Robert W. Arbogast

Will

Chris Cleveland

Upscale London Boy

Theatre Patron

Bar Maid

Basilina Butler

Guy at Bar

Dancer

Erin Cipolletti

Theater Patron

Bud Joseph Hebert

Rudy

Piano Player 1

Dancer

Stagehand

Handkerchief Lady

Soprano Singer

Woman on Carriage Bus

Man in theatre

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Cutter Alfred Borden Nikola Tesla Robert Angier Boy Sarah Burly Stagehand Olivia Wenscombe Julia Mccullough Judge Alley Merrit Hotel Manager Sullen Warder Owens Ackerman Defender

Every magic trick consists of three parts or actsThe first part is called the PledgeThe magician shows you something ordinarya deck of cards a bird or a manHe shows you this objectperhaps he asks you to inspect itto see that it is indeed realYeah - The Prestige

Every magic trick consists of three parts or actsThe first...

He shows you this object......perhaps he asks you to inspect it......to see that it is, indeed, real. - The Prestige

He shows you this object......perhaps he asks you to inspect...

But of course, it probably isn't. - The Prestige

But of course, it probably isn't.

The magician takes the ordinary something......and makes it do something extraordinary. - The Prestige

The magician takes the ordinary something......and makes it...

You want to be fooled. - The Prestige

You want to be fooled.

I'm gonna have to ask you to turn out your pockets. - The Prestige

I'm gonna have to ask you to turn out your pockets.

Not my idea, sir. - The Prestige

Not my idea, sir.

I told him the only way that Borden's gonna disappear......is if I leave him out there with the other inmates. - The Prestige

I told him the only way that Borden's gonna...

Check the locks. - The Prestige

Check the locks.

A cipher. - The Prestige

Even if Colorado is the end of my journey......it'll take much longer to unravel the rest of Borden's secrets. - The Prestige

Even if Colorado is the end of my journey......it'll...

Well my passion is equal to the task - The Prestige

Well my passion is equal to the task

Mr. Angier? Welcome to Colorado Springs. - The Prestige

Mr. Angier? Welcome to Colorado Springs.

- The whole town has electricity. - The Prestige

- The whole town has electricity.

Well, quite a reception. - The Prestige

Well, quite a reception.

Whoa, whoa. - The Prestige

I'm amazed how many of you newspaper writers can't read my sign. - The Prestige

I'm amazed how many of you newspaper writers can't...

You're the Great Danton. - The Prestige

You're the Great Danton.

Borden's journal entry for April 3rd, 1897......describes a show at the Orpheum Theater. - The Prestige

Borden's journal entry for April 3rd,...

If you would tie her wrists. - The Prestige

If you would tie her wrists.

He's complacent he's predictable he's boringI mean Milton has gotten success whatever that meansand now he's scared He won't take any risks at allI mean he's squandering the goodwill of the audiencewith tired second rate tricks They're old - The Prestige

He's complacent he's predictable he's boringI...

I saw you drop the knot againI think I turned my wrist Some nights you don't get it do youI mean if that knot slips and Julia's on the hoist she'll break a legIt's the wrong knot Like I said the Langford double will hold tighterThe Langford double isn't a - The Prestige

I saw you drop the knot againI think I turned my wrist Some...

- Hey, Cutter, where's he from? - The Prestige

- Hey, Cutter, where's he from?

I thought of a name for youThe Great DantonDo you like itBut it's sophisticated It's French - The Prestige

I thought of a name for youThe Great DantonDo you like itBut...

Borden writes as if no one but he understood the true nature of magic. - The Prestige

Borden writes as if no one but he understood the true nature...

- He killed it. - The Prestige

- He killed it.

See? Look, now he'll bring it back. No, he killed it. No. - The Prestige

See? Look, now he'll bring it back. No, he killed it....

Look. See? He's all right. He's fine. - Look at him. - But where's his brother? He's a sharp lad, yo - The Prestige

Look. See? He's all right. He's fine. - Look at...

He's a sharp lad your sonOh he's my nephew - The Prestige

He's a sharp lad your sonOh he's my nephew

Are you watching closely - The Prestige

Are you watching closely

Never show anyone. - The Prestige

Never show anyone.

The secret impresses no oneThe trick you use it for is everything - The Prestige

The secret impresses no oneThe trick you use it for is...

- Well, thank you for lunch, Mr. - The Prestige

- Well, thank you for lunch, Mr.

- What's in there? - The Prestige

- What's in there?

You built this, Mr. - The Prestige

You built this, Mr.

What a way to kill someoneThey're magicians Your Honor ShowmenMen who live by dressing up plain and sometimes brutal truthsto amaze to shockEven without an audienceThere was an audienceYou see this water tankwas of particular significance to these two - The Prestige

What a way to kill someoneThey're magicians Your Honor...

Are either of you two gentlemen sailors? - The Prestige

Are either of you two gentlemen sailors?

No! No! No! Julia. Julia. Julia! Julia! - The Prestige

No! No! No! Julia. Julia. Julia! Julia!

I knew an old sailor once. - The Prestige

I knew an old sailor once.

Which knot did you tie? - The Prestige

Which knot did you tie?

Alfred? - The Prestige

Alfred, what's this? - The Prestige

Alfred, what's this?

- How's that? - The Prestige

Everything's gonna be all rightbecause I love you very muchSay it again I love youNot today WhatWell on some days it's not true and today you don't mean itMaybe today you're more in love with magic than meI like being able to tell the differenceIt makes - The Prestige

Everything's gonna be all rightbecause I love you very...

Metal rings, ladies and gentlemen. - The Prestige

Metal rings, ladies and gentlemen.

Get out your gun, mate. - The Prestige

Get out your gun, mate.

Get out your gun. - The Prestige

Get out your gun.

Get a gun. - The Prestige

So who wants to volunteer? - The Prestige

So who wants to volunteer?

Me. Watch it, cowboy. - The Prestige

Me. Watch it, cowboy.

Which knot did you tie, Borden? - The Prestige

Which knot did you tie, Borden?

He came in to demand an answer and I told him the truthThat I have fought with myself over that nightOne half of me swearing blind that I tied a simple slipknotthe other half convinced that I tied the Langford doubleI can never know for sure - The Prestige

He came in to demand an answer and I told him the truthThat...

Never thought I'd find an answer at the bottom of a glass. - The Prestige

Never thought I'd find an answer at the bottom of a...

Heard about a booking. - The Prestige

Heard about a booking.

Have you settled on a nameYes I have The Great DantonIt's a bit old fashioned isn't itNo it's sophisticated - The Prestige

Have you settled on a nameYes I have The Great...

You're a magician - The Prestige

You're a magician

Now, you see? - The Prestige

She's not experienced, but she knows how to present herself. - The Prestige

She's not experienced, but she knows how to present...

- You get a volunteer to put a hand there. - The Prestige

- You get a volunteer to put a hand there.

Well, that's bloody marvelous, Cutter. - The Prestige

Well, that's bloody marvelous, Cutter.

I thought you said I had to get my hands dirty. - The Prestige

I thought you said I had to get my hands dirty.

I haven't had the chance to compliment your beautiful theaterWell it'll be a lot more beautiful when it's full - The Prestige

I haven't had the chance to compliment your beautiful...

Thank you. - The Prestige

Thank you. - The Prestige

Put a cloth over. - The Prestige

Put a cloth over.

- Should have spotted him. - The Prestige

- Should have spotted him.

What's the climax of our show Show You don't have a show - The Prestige

What's the climax of our show Show You don't have...

I've hired a comedian You know I hate comedians - The Prestige

I've hired a comedian You know I hate comedians

Mind if I join you? - The Prestige

Mind if I join you?

Tesla built one for another magician. - The Prestige

Tesla built one for another magician.

Finish your drink. - The Prestige

Finish your drink.

Where are the wires? - The Prestige

Where are the wires?

- Where's the generator? - The Prestige

- Where's the generator?

Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry......but objections have been raised... - The Prestige

Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry......but objections...

What do you think? - The Prestige

What do you think?

Now, you keep talking. - The Prestige

Now, you keep talking.

Let me see. - The Prestige

How'd you get so famous, then, eh? - The Prestige

How'd you get so famous, then, eh?

Borden, get back here! - The Prestige

Borden, get back here!

February 8th, 1899. - The Prestige

February 8th, 1899.

So this is the Great Danton. - The Prestige

So this is the Great Danton.

What's conducting the electricity? - The Prestige

What's conducting the electricity?

You are familiar with the phrase Man's reach exceeds his graspIt's a lieMan's grasp exceeds his nerve - The Prestige

You are familiar with the phrase Man's reach exceeds...

Society only tolerates one change at a timeThe first time I tried to change the worldI was hailed as a visionarySecond time I was asked politely to retireSo here I am enjoying my retirement - The Prestige

Society only tolerates one change at a timeThe first time I...

Society only tolerates one change at a time - The Prestige

Society only tolerates one change at a time

Nothing is impossible Mr AngierWhat you want is simply expensive - The Prestige

Nothing is impossible Mr AngierWhat you want is simply...

Mr Angier have you considered the cost of such a machinePrice is not an objectPerhaps not but have you considered the costI'm not sure I followGo home Forget this thingI can recognize an obsessionNo good will come of itHasn't good come of your - The Prestige

Mr Angier have you considered the cost of such a...

I thought you'd gone. - The Prestige

I thought you'd gone.

He says if Borden thinks things are even between you twoEvenMy wife for a couple of his fingers - The Prestige

He says if Borden thinks things are even between you...

Need a volunteer. - The Prestige

Need a volunteer.

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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.

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Director: Christopher Nolan

Writer: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, Christopher Priest

Production: N/A

Genre: drama, mystery, sci-fi

Year: 2006

MetaScore: 66/100

ImdbRating: 8.5

BoxOffice: $53,089,891

Released: 20 Oct 2006

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 6 wins & 45 nominations total

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