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Year of U.S. Release: 2006

Starring: Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel, Rufus Sewell, James Babson, Brian Caspe, Tom Fisher, Aaron Johnson, Eddie Marsan, Erich Redman, Ellen Savaria, Jake Wood.
Director: Neil Burger
Screenwriter(s): Neil Burger
Producer(s): Cathy Schulman, Bob Yari, Michael London, Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Distributor: Yari Film Group
Prod. Company: Bull's Eye Entertainment
Prod. Cost: $17,000,000 (Estimated)
Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Fantasy
Runtime: 1 hr. 50 min.
Shooting Locations: Prague
U.S. Release Date: August 18, 2006 (Wide)
U.S. DVD Release Date: January 09, 2007
Rated Parents Strongly Cautioned for some sexuality and violence.
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Set in early 20th-century Vienna, a stage magician uses his magic to win back the great love of his life from a brutal enemy, her fiance, who is also the powerful crowned prince of Austria.

arrowPlot Summary:
A magician (Edward Norton) in turn-of-the-century Vienna 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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