The Prestige is a 2006 science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan, written by Nolan and his brother Jonathan.
Two young, passionate magicians, Robert Angier, a charismatic showman, and Alfred Borden, a gifted illusionist, are friends and partners until one fateful night when their biggest trick goes terribly wrong. Now bitter enemies, they will stop at nothing to learn each other’s secrets. As their rivalry escalates into a total obsession full of deceit and sabotage, they risk everything to become the greatest magicians of all time.
Release Date
October 20, 2006
Director
Christopher Nolan
Screenplay
Jonathan Nolan
Christopher Nolan
Story (Novel)
Christopher Priest
Producers
Christopher Nolan
Emma Thomas
Cinematography
Wally Pfister
Production Design
Nathan Crowley
Film Editing
Lee Smith
Costume Design
Joan Bergin
Original Score
David Julyan
Casting
John Papsidera
Art Direction
Kevin Kavanaugh
Set Design
Julie Ochipinti
Budget
$41.2 million
Running Time
130 minutes
Studios Involved
New Market Films
Syncopy Films
Distribution Company
Touchstone Pictures
Foreign Distribution
Warner Bros. Pictures
