Directed by
Neil Burger
Writing credits (WGA)
Neil Burger (screenplay)
Steven Millhauser (short story Eisenheim the Illusionist)
Cast overview, first billed only:
Edward Norton .... Eisenheim
Paul Giamatti .... Chief Inspector Uhl
Jessica Biel .... Sophie
Rufus Sewell .... Crown Prince Leopold
Eddie Marsan .... Josef Fischer
magician in turn-of-the-century Vienna who falls in love with a woman well above his social standing. When she becomes engaged to a prince, the magician uses his powers to win her back and undermine the stability of the royal house of Vienna.
Neil Burger
Writing credits (WGA)
Neil Burger (screenplay)
Steven Millhauser (short story Eisenheim the Illusionist)
Cast overview, first billed only:
Edward Norton .... Eisenheim
Paul Giamatti .... Chief Inspector Uhl
Jessica Biel .... Sophie
Rufus Sewell .... Crown Prince Leopold
Eddie Marsan .... Josef Fischer
magician in turn-of-the-century Vienna who falls in love with a woman well above his social standing. When she becomes engaged to a prince, the magician uses his powers to win her back and undermine the stability of the royal house of Vienna.
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