The Illusionist
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Neil Burger
Brian Caspe
Jiri Dusek
Sondom Nararbadrakh
Robin Ferenc
Oliver Blaha
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
When mysterious stage magician Eisenheim begins to perform his astounding illusions in Vienna, word quickly spreads of his otherworldly powers--even reaching the ears of one of Europe's most powerful and pragmatic men, Crown Prince Leopold. Certain that the illusionist is nothing more than an accomplished fraud, Leopold attends one of Eisenheim's shows, convinced that he can debunk him during the performance. But when the Prince's beautiful fiancé and companion, Sophie von Teschen, assists the magician onstage, Eisenheim and Sophie recognize each other from their childhoods--and a dormant love affair is rekindled. With Eisenheim and Leopold vying for Sophie's affection, it quickly becomes apparent that both will go to any length to claim and keep her love. As the clandestine romance continues, Vienna's shrewd Chief Inspector Uhl, a man committed to uphold the law, is charged by Leopold to intensify his efforts to expose Eisenheim, even while the magician gains a devoted and vocal public following. With Uhl doggedly searching for the reasons and the man behind the trickery, Eisenheim prepares to execute his greatest illusion yet.
Director
Neil Burger
Cast
Brian Caspe
Jiri Dusek
Sondom Nararbadrakh
Robin Ferenc
Oliver Blaha
Ivan Urbanek
Alistair Macnaughton
Jan Cibulka
Erich Redman
Jeff Smith
Jiri Vacek
Ivo Novak
Purevdorj Boldsaikhan
Jake Wood
Eva Kelemenova
Jan Nemejovsky
Ellen Savaria
Noel Le Bon
Ryan James
Jaroslav Vizner
Rufus Sewell
Michaela Carter
Aaron Taylor-johnson
Rueben-henry Biggs
Nicholas Blane
Vadam Bat-orshikh
Erdenbileg Sengee
Richard Rowlands
Vladimir Kulhavy
Anezka Novak
David O'kelly
Eleanor Tomlinson
Fasihiddin Khasanov
Edward Norton
Karl Johnson
Andreas Grothusen
Dominik Havelka
Matthew Blood Smyth
Philip Mcgough
David Fellowes
Eddie Marsan
Jessica Biel
Robert Russell
Noelle Trkulja
Vincent Franklin
Elias Bauer
Nancy Bishop
Sean Hall
Alfred Strejcek
David Forest
Brendan Gunn
Vitezsalv Bouchner
John Early
Petr Meissel
Vanessa Gendron
Thomas Mcenchroe
Tom Fisher
Chen Cheng-feng
Paul Giamatti
Dusan Fager
Crew
Milena Adamova
Sean Applegate
Deborah Aquila
Jan Archibald
Laura Atkins
Michael Babcock
Michael Babcock
Petr Bakota
Dan Balzer
Michael Bares
Libuse Barlova
Iva Bartova
Petr Baster
Aaron Baum
Kenny Beker
Radek Benda
Nancy Bishop
Jan Bohata
Dan Bora
Christina Born
Kelly Brant
Jindra Budicek
Anita Burger
Neil Burger
Lucie Burianova
Stephan Burle
Martin Busek
David E Campbell
Rick Canelli
John Carbonara
Jan Carda
Pavel Caslavsky
Vaclav Cermak
Tomas Cervenka
Michal Chadima
Pavel Chadima
Marie Charvatova
Petr Chocholaty
Vladimir Cholasta
Adam Christian
Pavel Ciboch
Martin Cigler
Patrick Clancey
Jiri Ctvrtecka
Jarda David
Denise Dellavale
Libby Dempster
Ngila Dickson
Ales Dlabac
Jiri Dolejsi
Hanka Duplinska
Jakub Dvorak
Peter Dvorak
Linda Dvorakova
Jakub Dvorsky
David Eisenhamer
Vaclav Eisenhamer
Sian Evans
Mirek Fantys
Juliana Farrell
Lukas Ferkl
Julio Ferrario
Jan Fiala
Petr Forejt
Vaclav Frank
James Freedman
Artur Frys
Ladislav Gallus
Petr Garbaczewski
Terry Garcia
Ingo Gardner
Milan Garncarz
Jane Garnett
Naomi Geraghty
Philip Glass
Richard Glasser
Stanislav Glugar
Nina Gold
Richard Gold
Pamela Green
David Gregor
Brendan Gunn
Petra Habova
Jack Haddox
Tomas Hais
Romana Hajkova
H Haden Hammond
Andrea Hanson
Marek Havel
Gary Hebert
Pavel Hemmy
Bedrich Hermanek
Jan Hladik
Viera Hladisova
Petr Hlavacek
Milan Hnizdil
Pavel Hoffmann
Lenka Hojkova
Mirek Holub
Klara Holubova
Joey Horvitz
Jiri Horych
Jiri Hovorka
Jana Hrbkova
Jarda Hromadka
Jiri Hroz
Jiri Hrstka
J Paul Huntsman
Jiri Husak
Jiri Husak
David Hutkin
Ricky Jay
Hynek Jecha
Tomas Jeseticky
Eva Jindrakova
Karolina Jirova
Petr Juran
Jiri Karnik
Tom Karnowski
Tom Karnowski
Ntana Key
Joel Kirby
Jirka Klaska
Kory Klem
Vaclav Kocman
Robert Kodera
Dana Kohoutova
Vit Komrzy
Brian Koppelman
Vaclav Korcik
Ivan Kosiar
Josef Kosut
Martin Kotek
Alena Koucka
Stefan Kovacik
Attila Kovacs
Jiri Kovarik
Karel Kralik
Vit Kramar
Tomas Kreisl
Jan Kribek
Miloslav Krpalek
Ivan Ksandr
Vaclav Ksandr
Roman Kuchar
Jaroslav Kunasek
Zbynek Kunc
Daniel Kutaj
Radek Kuzdas
Jan Kuzelik
Ladislav Lahoda
Mary Jo Lang
Esther Lee
David Levien
Ted Liebowitz
Michael London
Monica Maldanado
Liba Malerova
Jan Malir
Mark L. Mangino
Ivo Marak
Jiri Marek
Martin Maryska
Otto Matejka
Jiri Matolin
Vladimir Matousek
Vera Matousova
Elizabeth Mcgregor
Juraj Menzik
Frantisek Mesicek
Chris Miller
Steven Millhauser
Stefan Mily
David Minkowski
Katerina Mirova
Vera Mirova
Miloslav Mocek
Ondrej Modry
Tomas Modry
Alyson Moore
Scott Morgan
Miroslav Mraz
Vivian Mshasha Al-samarraie
Nico Muhly
Susan Muir
Viktor Muller
Jiri Navratil
Ondrej Nekvasil
Peter Nemec
Bill Newcomb
Buckley Norris
Jirka Nosek
Jirka Novak
Milan Novak
Vaclav Novak
Vaclav Novak
Tom Nunan
Thomas J. O'connell
Gregory Oehler
Julie Pearce
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Cinematography
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer August 18, 2006
Released in United States on Video January 9, 2007
Released in United States January 2006
Released in United States September 2006
Released in United States October 2006
Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Premiere/Opening Film) September 1-10, 2006.
Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 18-22, 2006.
Based on the Esquire magazine short story "Eisenheim the Illusionist" by Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction writer Steven Millhauser published in Esquire Magazine December 1989.
Limited Release in United States August 18, 2006
Released in United States Summer August 18, 2006
Released in United States on Video January 9, 2007
Released in United States January 2006 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Premiere) January 19-29, 2006.)
Released in United States September 2006 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Premiere/Opening Film) September 1-10, 2006.)
Released in United States October 2006 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 18-22, 2006.)
Limited Release in United States August 18, 2006
