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  1. Jul 21, 2023 · We are subject to one great big Pledge, Turn and Prestige – to quote Michael Caine’s Cutter in describing the key to a successful piece of magic – within the very structure of Nolan and his brother Jonathan’s script, adapting Christopher Priest’s equally tricksy 1995 novel. The clues are there. We are just directed to look the other way.

  2. The Prestige is a 2006 psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the film with Jonathan Nolan and is based on the 1995 novel by Christopher Priest. It stars Hugh Jackman as Robert Angier and Christian Bale as Alfred Borden, rival stage magicians in Victorian London who feud over a perfect teleportation illusion.

  3. 2006 · Film. A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences. Written by. Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan.

  4. Aug 21, 2024 · The Prestige (2006) Plot Summary & Movie Synopsis: The Death of the Assistant. The film is set primarily in late twentieth-century London. Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman) and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) work as amateur magicians and stagehands with stage engineer John Cutter (Micheal Caine).

  5. The Sopranos kicked off the Era of the Prestige Drama in 1999 on HBO, setting the template for what was expected of a serious, quality television show—a standard much higher than any that came before it. In its wake, complicated and beautifully told stories, often about troubled men, flourished, including standard-bearers Breaking Bad and Mad Men, while even broadcast television got in on ...

  6. The Prestige: Directed by Christopher Nolan. With Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Piper Perabo. After a tragic accident, two stage magicians in 1890s London engage in a battle to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outwit each other.

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  8. May 18, 2020 · The story of a rapidly escalating feud between rival magicians in the 1800s, The Prestige proved Christopher Nolan wasn't a director to ignore. A twisty script, excellent editing, and stellar ...