The Prestige | |
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A rivalry that turned deadly. | |
Based On: | The Prestige by Christopher Priest |
Directed By: | Christopher Nolan |
Released: | October 20, 2006 |
Runtime: | 130 minutes |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
The Prestige is a 2006 film based on the novel of the same name.
Plot[]
In the end of the Nineteenth Century, in London, Robert Angier, his beloved wife Julia McCullough and Alfred Borden are friends and assistants of a magician. When Julia accidentally dies during a performance, Robert blames Alfred for her death and they become enemies. Both become famous and rival magicians, sabotaging the performance of the other on the stage. When Alfred performs a successful trick, Robert becomes obsessed trying to disclose the secret of his competitor with tragic consequences.[1]