Nothing is what it seems
With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crown prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the suspicion of a dogged inspector.
FantasyDramaThrillerRomanceprincessmagicrivalrylovevienna, austriasuper powercrown princeduchessmysteriouschildhood sweetheartromantic
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Character
Earnest, grave, classical in form and meticulous.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- rawmeticulous
- character-ledplot-driven
Who loves it, who doesn't
43 profiled raters. Loved most by The Provocateurs; disliked most by The Formalists.
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Cast
- Edward NortonEisenheim
- Paul GiamattiInspector Uhl
- Jessica BielSophie
- Rufus SewellCrown Prince Leopold
- Eddie MarsanJosef Fischer
- Aaron Taylor-JohnsonYoung Eisenheim
- Eleanor TomlinsonYoung Sophie
- Jake WoodJurka
- Tom FisherWilligut
- Karl JohnsonDoctor / Old Man
Crew
- Neil BurgerDirector
- Neil BurgerScreenplay
- Dick PopeDirector of Photography
- Philip GlassOriginal Music Composer
- Naomi GeraghtyEditor
- Brian KoppelmanProducer
- Cathy SchulmanProducer
- Michael LondonProducer
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