Two rival magicians wage an obsessive battle for supremacy, driven by jealousy, deception and ambition. Their relentless pursuit of the ultimate illusion leads to dangerous and deadly consequences.
Cast: Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson
Crew: Christopher Nolan (Director), Wally Pfister (Director of Photography), David Julyan (Music Director)
Rating: U/A (India)
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Drama, Fantasy
Release Dates: 29 Jan 2027 (United States | Re-Release Version), 20 Oct 2006 (India | Wide Theatrical Release)
Did you know? Chung Ling Soo was the stage name of William Ellsworth Robinson, a white man who disguised himself as a Chinese man to cash in on audiences' enthusiasm for the exotic. Robinson lived as Chung, never breaking character while in public. He died in March 1918, when a bullet-catch trick went wrong. "My God, I've been shot" were both his last words and the first English he had spoken on stage in nineteen years. Read More
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as Alfred Borden
as Robert Angier
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Buena Vista International (Wallis and Futuna)
Buena Vista Pictures (Wallis and Futuna)
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (United States)
Warner Bros Pictures (Wallis and Futuna)
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Film Type:
Theatrical
Language:
English
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.39:1 (Scope)
Stereoscopy:
No
Movie Connection(s):
Edited into: Dhoom 3 (Hindi)
Trivia:
This film is adapted from Christopher Priest's 1995 novel of the same name.
Chung Ling Soo was the stage name of William Ellsworth Robinson, a white man who disguised himself as a Chinese man to cash in on audiences' enthusiasm for the exotic. Robinson lived as Chung, never breaking character while in public. He died in March 1918, when a bullet-catch trick went wrong. "My God, I've been shot" were both his last words and the first English he had spoken on stage in nineteen years.
While Nikola Tesla's machines are being exhibited in the Royal Albert Hall, a man in the audience protests that Tesla's electrical current is unstable. Later in the movie, the same man appears in Colorado Springs as one of Thomas Edison's associates, thus proving that magicians are not the only ones who hide within their rivals' audiences.
Chung Ling Soo was the stage name of William Ellsworth Robinson, a white man who disguised himself as a Chinese man to cash in on audiences' enthusiasm for the exotic. Robinson lived as Chung, never breaking character while in public. He died in March 1918, when a bullet-catch trick went wrong. "My God, I've been shot" were both his last words and the first English he had spoken on stage in nineteen years.
While Nikola Tesla's machines are being exhibited in the Royal Albert Hall, a man in the audience protests that Tesla's electrical current is unstable. Later in the movie, the same man appears in Colorado Springs as one of Thomas Edison's associates, thus proving that magicians are not the only ones who hide within their rivals' audiences.
