---
title: 'The Illusionist (2006)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Neil Burger'
released: '2006-04-27'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Czech Republic'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-illusionist-2006'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443543/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Illusionist (2006)

2006 · 110 min · Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Mystery, Thriller · Czech Republic, United States


## Synopsis

The Illusionist is a 2006 American romantic mystery film written and directed by Neil Burger and starring Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, and Jessica Biel. Based loosely on Steven Millhauser's short story "Eisenheim the Illusionist", it tells the story of Eisenheim, a magician in turn-of-the-century Vienna, who reunites with his childhood love, a woman far above his social standing. It also depicts a fictionalized version of the Mayerling incident.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Neil Burger](https://cinepixo.com/people/neil-burger)
- **Screenplay:** [Neil Burger](https://cinepixo.com/people/neil-burger)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Philip Glass](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-glass)
- **Producer:** [Cathy Schulman](https://cinepixo.com/people/cathy-schulman), [Bob Yari](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-yari), [Brian Koppelman](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-koppelman), [David Levien](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-levien), [Michael London](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-london)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dick Pope](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-pope), [Ervín Sanders](https://cinepixo.com/people/ervin-sanders)
- **Editor:** [Naomi Geraghty](https://cinepixo.com/people/naomi-geraghty)

## Cast

- [Vladimír Kulhavý](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-kulhavy)
- [Karl Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-johnson)
- [Edward Norton](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-norton) as Eisenheim The Illusionist / Eduard Abramovich
- [Jessica Biel](https://cinepixo.com/people/jessica-biel) as Duchess Sophie Von Teschen
- [Aaron Taylor-Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/aaron-taylor-johnson) as Young Eduard Abramovich
- [Vitezslav Bouchner](https://cinepixo.com/people/vitezslav-bouchner)
- [Ivan Urbánek](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-urbanek)
- [Jiří Vacek](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-vacek)
- [John Early](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-early)
- [Nicholas Blane](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-blane)
- [Eva Kelemenová-Ziliziová](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-kelemenova-ziliziova)
- [Jan Nemejovský](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-nemejovsky)
- [Alfred Strejček](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-strejcek)
- [Robert Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-russell-2)
- [Michael Carter](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-carter)

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Official site: http://www.yarifilmgroup.com/films/theillusionist/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-illusionist-2006
Film facts: Wikidata (Q645735); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.