The Prestige (2006)

Released: 2006-10-17 Duration: 2hr 10min

Genres: Drama Mystery Science Fiction

Rating 8.2

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Overview

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.

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Touchstone Pictures

Newmarket Films

Syncopy

Additional Info

Budget	$40,000,000.00
Revenue	$109,676,311.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	70.089

Directed By

Christopher Nolan

Crew

Screenplay
Christopher Nolan

Original Music Composer
David Julyan

Director of Photography
Wally Pfister

Editor
Lee Smith

Screenplay
Jonathan Nolan

Producer
Aaron Ryder

Producer
Emma Thomas

Costume Design
Joan Bergin

Sound Effects Editor
Paul Berolzheimer

Executive Producer
Charles J.D. Schlissel

Script Supervisor
Steve Gehrke

Hairstylist
Terry Baliel

Makeup Artist
John R. Bayless

Hairstylist
Karen Asano-Myers

Executive Producer
William Tyrer

Supervising Sound Editor
Richard King

Still Photographer
Stephen Vaughan

Hairstylist
Kimberley Spiteri

Set Decoration
Julie Ochipinti

Steadicam Operator
Craig Fikse

Sound mixer
Ed Novick

Makeup Artist
Heba Thorisdottir

Production Design
Nathan Crowley

Still Photographer
François Duhamel

Novel
Christopher Priest

Makeup Department Head
Peter Robb-King

Hair Department Head
Janice Alexander

Sound Designer
Richard King

Production Supervisor
Gregg Edler

Associate Producer
Jordan Goldberg

Art Direction
Kevin Kavanaugh

Makeup Artist
Kenny Myers

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lora Hirschberg

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gary Rizzo

Producer
Christopher Nolan

Executive Producer
Valerie Dean

Sound Effects Editor
Michael W. Mitchell

Music Editor
Alex Gibson

Executive Producer
Christopher Ball

Assistant Director
Alan B. Curtiss

Visual Effects Supervisor
Stephane Ceretti

Post Production Supervisor
Teresa Kelly

Special Effects Coordinator
David Blitstein

Casting
John Papsidera

Unit Production Manager
Cristen Carr Strubbe

Location Manager
Russ Fega

Casting
Kean Cronin

Post Production Supervisor
Nancy Kirhoffer

Executive In Charge Of Production
Mark Scoon

Stunt Coordinator
Rick Avery

Thanks
David Copperfield

Grip
David Michael Fordham

Wigmaker
Victoria Wood

Set Costumer
Kenn Smiley

Rigging Grip
Blake Pike

Second Assistant Director
Jody Spilkoman

Stunt Double
Meegan E. Godfrey

Location Manager
Jesse Cole

Stunt Double
Joni Avery

Assistant Editor
Scott Wesley Ross

ADR Voice Casting
Barbara Harris

Dialogue Editor
Hugo Weng

Director
Christopher Nolan

Stunt Double
Steve Hart

Stunt Double
Paul Lacovara

Utility Stunts
Mike Avery

Stunt Double
Rick Marcus

Stunts
Thom Khoury Williams

Stunt Double
Brian Machleit

Second Second Assistant Director
William D. Robinson

Special Effects Coordinator
William Lee

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