The Illusionist

The Illusionist is an Academy Award-nominated period drama written and directed by Neil Burger and featuring Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, and Paul Giamatti. The Illusionist tells about the story of Eisenheim (Norton), a magician in turn-of-the-20th-century Vienna.

Cast

Actor	Role
Edward Norton	Edward Abramovich aka Eisenheim
Paul Giamatti	Chief Inspector Walter Uhl
Jessica Biel	Duchess Sophie von Teschen
Rufus Sewell	Crown Prince Leopold
Eddie Marsan	Josef Fischer
Jake Wood	Jurka
Eleanor Tomlinson	young Sophie

Other websites

• Official site Archived 2006-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Official trailer (direct link) Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
• Exclusive 3 minutes Video Clip Archived 2007-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Variety.com - Video clips from The Illusionist
• Hollywood Reporter - James Greenberg's Review of The Illusionist Archived 2006-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
• Hollywood Gothique Review
• The Prague Post review by Steffen Silvis Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
• Film Threat interview with director Neil Burger
• Twitch interview with Burger Archived 2008-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
• Robert Houdin's Fantastic Orange Tree automaton illusion Archived 2006-12-07 at the Wayback Machine