Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title: | At head of title: Touchstone Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures present
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Other uniform titles: | Thomas, Emma.
Ryder, Aaron.
Nolan, Christopher, 1970-
Nolan, Jonathan.
Julyan, David.
Jackman, Hugh.
Bale, Christian, 1974-
Caine, Michael.
Johansson, Scarlett, 1984-
Hall, Rebecca, 1982-
Serkis, Andy.
Perabo, Piper.
Bowie, David.
Rees, Roger, 1944-
Hibbert, Edward.
Jay, Ricky.
Pfister, Wally.
Smith, Lee, 1960-
Bergin, Joan.
Crowley, Nathan.
Priest, Christopher, 1943- Prestige.
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Other authors / contributors: | Touchstone Pictures.
Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
Newmarket Films.
Syncopy (Firm)
Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
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ISBN: | 0788868853 9780788868856
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Language / Script: | This DVD is copy protected.
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Notes: | Based on the novel by Christopher Priest. Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. Special features include: "The director's notebook: the cinematic sleight of hand of Christopher Nolan," containing five featurettes: "Conjuring the past," "The visual maze," "Metaphors of deception," "Tesla: the man who invented the Twentieth Century" and "Resonances;" the art of The prestige gallery. Director of photography, Wally Pfister ; editor, Lee Smith ; music, David Julyan ; costume designer, Joan Bergin ; production designer, Nathan Crowley. Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Andy Serkis, Piper Perabo, David Bowie, Roger Rees, Edward Hibbert, Ricky Jay. DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, digitally mastered, NTSC. English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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Summary: | In turn-of-the-century Victorian London, charismatic showman Robert Angier and gifted illusionist Alfred Borden are two young magicians whose friendship is destroyed when the love of Angier's life dies in a trick gone wrong. Their rivalry escalates into an obsession full of deceit and sabotage. When Borden's "transported man" trick becomes famous, Angier will go to any length to top it, even pursuing a fantastic and frightening machine developed by Nicola Tesla.
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Target Audience: | MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence and disturbing images.
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Standard no.: | 786936705157
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Publisher's no.: | 50651 Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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