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Overview
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Release Date:
1 SZEPTEMBER 2006 (USA)
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Tagline:
Nothing is what it seems
Plot:
In turn-of-the-century Vienna, a magician uses his abilities to secure the love of a woman far above his social standing. full summary | add synopsis
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Love
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Magician
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Crown Prince
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Magic
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Police Surveillance
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 5 wins
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5 nominations
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User Comments:
One Of The Classiest Films You'll See All Year
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Edward Norton | ... | Eisenheim |
 | Paul Giamatti | ... | Inspector Uhl |
 | Jessica Biel | ... | Sophie |
 | Rufus Sewell | ... | Crown Prince Leopold |
 | Eddie Marsan | ... | Josef Fischer (as Edward Marsan) |
 | Jake Wood | ... | Jurka |
| Tom Fisher | ... | Willigut |
 | Aaron Johnson | ... | Young Eisenheim |
 | Eleanor Tomlinson | ... | Young Sophie |
| Karl Johnson | ... | Doctor / Old Man |
| Vincent Franklin | ... | Loschek |
| Nicholas Blane | ... | Herr Doebler |
| Philip McGough | ... | Dr. Hofzinser |
 | Erich Redman | ... | Count Rainer |
| Michael Carter | ... | Von Thurnburg |
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Rated PG-13 for some sexuality and violence.
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110 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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USA:PG-13 |
Netherlands:12 |
Finland:K-11 |
Argentina:Atp |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
Brazil:14 |
Ireland:12A |
UK:PG |
France:U |
Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
South Korea:15 |
Australia:M |
Norway:11 |
Denmark:11 |
Sweden:7
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Aaron Johnson, who plays the teenage Eduard in the beginning of the film, also learned how to do the ball trick.
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When giving a private exhibition to the Crown Prince and assembled nobles, Eisenheim explains the legend of King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone, referring to the sword as Excalibur. Though popular culture does commonly refer to the sword as such, Excalibur was actually a different sword, given to Arthur by the Lady of the Lake after the sword he pulled from the stone was broken.
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Featured in The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)
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First of all, let me say this was a beautifully-filmed movie, just gorgeous from first to last frame. That gets big points with me. Just as impressive was the story, a fantasy-mystery- romance-drama combination set in Vienna, Austria, around the turn of the 20th century.
It is a story that should keep most viewers intrigued all the way and perhaps surprised quite a bit at the end. Edward Norton does his normal job of making you fascinated with whatever character he's playing, this time a magician with almost supernatural powers: "Herr Eisenheim." The character he plays, and the tone of the movie in general, is pretty low-key with next to nothing in (on screen) violence or profanity.
It's simply a classy film and a modern-day one that older folks would very much enjoy as well as younger adults. Paul Giamatti also is very interesting as the police inspector, torn between his allegiance to the villain crown prince and to the truth and what is the right thing to do. The movie, however, belongs to Norton.
In a nutshell: good stuff, classy film. I haven't talked to anybody yet who watched this and didn't like it.