You never understood... why we did this? The audience knows the truth - the world is...
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A brother... a twin. You were Fallon... the whole time?Alfred Borden:No. We were both Fallon. And We were both Borden.Robert Angier: Were you - were you the one who went into the box or the one who came back out?Alfred Borden:We took turns. The trick is where we would swap.Robert Angier: Cutter knew. Cutter knew. But I told him it was too simple, too easy.Alfred Borden:No... simple, maybe, but not easy. There's nothing easy about two men sharing one life.Robert Angier:Wh-What about Olivia? And your wife?Alfred Borden:We each loved one of them.Alfred Borden:I loved Sarah. He loved Olivia. We each had half a full life, really, which was enough for us. Just... but not for them. You see, sacrifice, Robert - that's the price of a good trick. But you wouldn't know anything about that, would you?Robert Angier: I've - I've made sacrifices.Robert Angier:Yes.Alfred Borden:It takes nothing to steal another man's work.Robert Angier:It takes everything.Robert Angier:It took courage... it took courage to climb into that machine every night... not knowing... if I'd be the man in the box... or the prestige. Do you want - want to see. What it cost me? Y-you didn't see where you are, did you? Look. LookAlfred Borden:Look here... you went halfway around the world. You spent a fortune. You did terrible things... really terrible things, Robert. And all for nothing.Robert Angier:For nothing?Alfred Borden:Yeah.Robert Angier:You never understood... why we did this? The audience knows the truth - the world is simple... and miserable... solid all the way through. But if you could fool them, even for a second, then you can make them wonder. And then you... then you got to see something very special. You really don't know? It was... it was the look on their faces
A brother... a twin. You were Fallon... the whole time?Alfred Borden:No. We were both Fallon. And We were both Borden.Robert Angier: Were you - were you the one who went into the box or the one who came back out?Alfred Borden:We took turns. The trick is where we would swap.Robert Angier: Cutter knew. Cutter knew. But I told him it was too simple, too easy.Alfred Borden:No... simple, maybe, but not easy. There's nothing easy about two men sharing one life.Robert Angier:Wh-What about Olivia? And your wife?Alfred Borden:We each loved one of them.Alfred Borden:I loved Sarah. He loved Olivia. We each had half a full life, really, which was enough for us. Just... but not for them. You see, sacrifice, Robert - that's the price of a good trick. But you wouldn't know anything about that, would you?Robert Angier: I've - I've made sacrifices.Robert Angier:Yes.Alfred Borden:It takes nothing to steal another man's work.Robert Angier:It takes everything.Robert Angier:It took courage... it took courage to climb into that machine every night... not knowing... if I'd be the man in the box... or the prestige. Do you want - want to see. What it cost me? Y-you didn't see where you are, did you? Look. LookAlfred Borden:Look here... you went halfway around the world. You spent a fortune. You did terrible things... really terrible things, Robert. And all for nothing.Robert Angier:For nothing?Alfred Borden:Yeah.Robert Angier:You never understood... why we did this? The audience knows the truth - the world is simple... and miserable... solid all the way through. But if you could fool them, even for a second, then you can make them wonder. And then you... then you got to see something very special. You really don't know? It was... it was the look on their faces
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A brother
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A twin
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You were Fallon the whole time
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No
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We were both Fallon And we were both Borden
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Were you Were you the one who went into the box
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or the one who came back out
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We took turns
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The trick is where we would swap
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Cutter knew Cutter knew
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But I told him it was too simple too easy
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No
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Simple maybe but not easy
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There's nothing easy about two men sharing one life
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Ah
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I don't understand how it can be bleeding again
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What about Olivia And your wife
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We each loved one of them
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I loved Sarah
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He loved Olivia
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We each had half of a full life really which was enough for us
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Just
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But not for them
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See sacrifice Robert that's the price of a good trick
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But you wouldn't know anything about that would you
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I've made sacrifices
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No Yes
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It takes nothing to steal another man's work
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It takes everything
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No No No wait I'm the
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It took courage
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It took courage to climb into that machine every night
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not knowing if I'd be the man in the box
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Movie Summary
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.
Actors
Robert Angier
Alfred Borden
