The Illusionist

Aug 18, 2006

1h 50m

★ 7.3

Nothing is what it seems

Overview

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.

Genres

Fantasy

Drama

Thriller

Romance

Production Companies

Contagious Entertainment

Michael London Productions

Koppelman-Levien

The Illusionist Trailers

Cast

Eisenheim

Edward Norton

Inspector Uhl

Paul Giamatti

Sophie

Jessica Biel

Crown Prince Leopold

Rufus Sewell

Josef Fischer

Eddie Marsan

Young Eisenheim

Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Young Sophie

Eleanor Tomlinson

Jurka

Jake Wood

Willigut

Tom Fisher

Doctor / Old Man

Karl Johnson

Loschek

Vincent Franklin

Herr Doebler

Nicholas Blane

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