Film record

The Illusionist

2006Feature film110 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States · Czech Republic
Languages
English
Genres
drama film · romance film · melodrama · thriller film · fantasy film · mystery film · mysticism

Credits

Art department

Ondřej Nekvasil — Production design

Cinematography

Dick Pope — Cinematography
Ervín Sanders — Cinematography

Costume

Ngila Dickson — Costume design

Direction

Neil Burger — Directing

Editing

Naomi Geraghty — Editing

Music

Philip Glass — Music composition

Cast

Edward Norton — Acting (Eisenheim The Illusionist / Eduard Abramovich)
Paul Giamatti — Acting (Chief Inspector Walter Uhl)
Jessica Biel — Acting (Duchess Sophie Von Teschen)
Rufus Sewell — Acting (Crown Prince Leopold)
Eddie Marsan — Acting (Josef Fischer)
Aaron Taylor-Johnson — Acting (Young Eduard Abramovich)
Eleanor Tomlinson — Acting (Young Sophie Von Teschen)
Jake Wood — Acting (Jurka)
Vincent Franklin — Acting
Tom Fisher — Acting (Willgut)
Karl Johnson — Acting
Alfred Strejček — Acting
Jaroslav Vízner — Acting
Pavel Kryl — Acting
Ivo Novák — Acting
Michael Carter — Acting
Brian Caspe — Acting
Vitezslav Bouchner — Acting
Jan Nemejovský — Acting
Vladimír Kulhavý — Acting
Petr Meissel — Acting
Ivan Urbánek — Acting
James Babson — Acting
Nicholas Blane — Acting
Andreas Grothusen — Acting
Robert Russell — Acting
John Early — Acting
Jiří Vacek — Acting
Erich Redman — Acting
Oliver Bláha — Acting
Reuben-Henry Biggs — Acting

Production

Brian Koppelman — Production
David Levien — Production
Cathy Schulman — Production
Bob Yari — Production
Michael London — Production

Writing

Neil Burger — Screenwriting
Documented participation

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Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

Versions and cuts

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
27 Apr 2006Checked 15 Sep 2026
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