L'Illusionniste
The Illusionist
Vienne, dans les années 1900. Surgit un jour le charismatique et mystérieux illusionniste Eisenheim, qui ne tarda pas à devenir l'homme le plus célèbre de la ville, l'incarnation vivante d'une magie à laquelle personne n'osait plus croire... Mais la gloire d'Eisenheim est intolérable au Prince héritier Leopold, dont la popularité décroît à mesure que grandit celle de ce showman consommé. Rationaliste convaincu, avide de pouvoir, le Prince a une raison supplémentaire de jalouser Eisenheim : ce dernier fut le grand amour de jeunesse de sa fiancée, la belle Sophie von Teschen, qui nourrit encore pour lui de très tendres sentiments. Décidé à écarter ce rival, Leopold charge son homme de confiance, l'inspecteur Uhl, d'enquêter sur l'illusionniste et de dévoiler ses impostures. Une partie serrée s'engage entre les deux hommes...
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Cast
Ivo Novák
as Senior Officer
Brendan Gunn
as Audience Member
Rufus Sewell
as Crown Prince Leopold
Eddie Marsan
as Josef Fischer
Karl Johnson
as Doctor / Old Man
Erich Redman
as Count Rainer
John Early
as Man on Street
James Babson
as Young Father (uncredited)
Paul Giamatti
as Inspector Uhl
Vincent Franklin
as Loschek
Tom Fisher
as Willigut
Brian Caspe
as Eisenheim's Assistant
Petr Meissel
as Audience Member
Jake Wood
as Jurka
Nicholas Blane
as Herr Doebler
Ryan James
as Audience Member
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
as Young Eisenheim
Jaroslav Vízner
as Audience Member
Jan Nemejovský
as Senior Officer
Eleanor Tomlinson
as Young Sophie
Michael Carter
as Von Thurnburg
Ivan Urbánek
as Audience Member
Jessica Biel
as Sophie
Matthew Blood-Smyth
as Man Who Incites Riot
Philip McGough
as Dr. Hofzinser
Edward Norton
as Eisenheim
Crew
Tricia Wood
Casting
Neil Burger
Director, Screenplay
Ivo Strangmüller
Makeup Artist
Michael London
Producer
David Minkowski
Co-Producer
Brian Koppelman
Producer
Cathy Schulman
Producer
Ngila Dickson
Costume Design
David Levien
Producer
Bob Yari
Producer
Nina Gold
Casting
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Deborah Aquila
Casting
Brendan Gunn
Dialect Coach
Philip Glass
Original Music Composer
Dick Pope
Director of Photography