The Prestige

The Prestige is a 2006 period movie directed by Christopher Nolan. The story follows Robert Angier and Alfred Borden, enemy stage magicians in fin de siècle London. Obsessed with creating the best stage Magic, they take part in a competition with tragic results.

The Prestige
Directed byChristopher Nolan
Written byNovel:
Christopher Priest
Screenplay:
Jonathan Nolan
Christopher Nolan
Produced byChristopher Nolan
Emma Thomas
StarringHugh Jackman
Christian Bale
Michael Caine
Scarlett Johansson
David Bowie
Piper Perabo
CinematographyWally Pfister
Edited byLee Smith
Music byDavid Julyan
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures (NA)
Warner Bros. (worldwide)
Release dates
October 20, 2006 (USA)
November 10, 2006 (UK)
Running time
130 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
BudgetUS$40 million
Box officeUS$109 million

Cast and characters
  • Hugh Jackman as Robert Angier, a classy magician with a talent for performance.
  • Christian Bale as Alfred Borden, a working-class magician who knows magic.
  • Michael Caine as John Cutter, the stage engineer who works for Angier.
  • Rebecca Hall as Sarah Borden, Borden's wife.
  • Scarlett Johansson as Olivia Wenscombe, Angier's assistant and Borden's lover.
  • David Bowie as Nikola Tesla, the inventor (Tesla was a real person) who creates a device for Angier.
  • Piper Perabo as Julia McCullough, Angier's wife.
  • Andy Serkis as Mr. Alley, Tesla's assistant.
  • Ricky Jay as "Milton the Magician", an older magician Borden and Angier work for at the beginning of the story.
  • Roger Rees as Owens, a solicitor working for Lord Caldlow.
  • W. Morgan Sheppard as Merrit, the owner of a theater where Angier initially performs.

Release dates
CountryPremiere
 Singapore19 October 2006
 Canada20 October 2006
 India20 October 2006
 Taiwan20 October 2006
 United States20 October 2006
 Hong Kong26 October 2006
 Malaysia26 October 2006
 Brazil2 November 2006
 South Korea2 November 2006
 Serbia2 November 2006
 Thailand2 November 2006
 Mexico3 November 2006
 Panama3 November 2006
 Venezuela3 November 2006
 India8 November 2006
 United Kingdom10 November 2006
 Ireland10 November 2006
 France15 November 2006
 Australia16 November 2006
 Uruguay17 November 2006
 Argentina30 November 2006
 Italy22 December 2006
 Turkey22 December 2006
 Sweden25 December 2006
 Greece26 December 2006
 Portugal28 December 2006
 Egypt3 January 2007
 Czech Republic4 January 2007
 Hungary4 January 2007
 Austria5 January 2007
 Denmark5 January 2007
 Estonia5 January 2007
 Finland5 January 2007
 Lithuania5 January 2007
 Poland5 January 2007
 Belgium10 January 2007
 Germany11 January 2007
 Israel11 January 2007
 Bulgaria12 January 2007
 Spain12 January 2007
 Iceland12 January 2007
 Latvia12 January 2007
 Norway12 January 2007
 Romania12 January 2007
 Kazakhstan18 January 2007
 Russia18 January 2007
 Slovakia25 January 2007
 Netherlands8 February 2007
 Kuwait14 February 2007
 Lebanon15 February 2007
 Bosnia and Herzegovina5 April 2007
 Japan9 June 2007

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Preceded by
The Grudge 2		 Box office number-one films of 2006 (USA)
October 22, 2006		 Succeeded by
Saw III
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