Director: Christopher Nolan

Writers: Christopher Nolan; Jonathan Nolan

From novel by: Christopher Priest

Keywords: Thriller

Two rival magicians square off against each other in a fight predicated on their attempts to pull off a career-making trick.

ABSTRACT
Robert Angier, nineteenth-century London husband of attractive young woman Julia McCullough and friend of magician's assistant Alfred Borden, becomes his once-close pal's sworn enemy following his wife's death at a performance. Years later, the pair -- both wildly successful magicians, still full of resentment towards one another -- take to sabotaging each other's stage performances, a habit leading to tragedy when the two engage in a heavy-handed war over pulling off the "ultimate" illusion.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Christian Bale	Actor	30-Jan-1974		The Dark Knight
David Bowie	Singer/Songwriter	8-Jan-1947	10-Jan-2016	Ziggy Stardust
Michael Caine	Actor	14-Mar-1933		Get Carter
Daniel Davis	Actor	26-Nov-1945		Niles the Butler on The Nanny
Rebecca Hall	Actor	3-May-1982		Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Edward Hibbert	Actor	9-Sep-1955		Gil Chesterton on Frasier
Hugh Jackman	Actor	12-Oct-1968		X-Men
Ricky Jay	Magician	26-Jun-1946	24-Nov-2018	Jay's Journal of Anomalies
Scarlett Johansson	Actor	22-Nov-1984		Ghost World, Lost in Translation
Piper Perabo	Actor	31-Oct-1976		Slap Her... She's French
Jim Piddock	Actor	8-Apr-1956		A Mighty Wind
Roger Rees	Actor	5-May-1944	10-Jul-2015	Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Andy Serkis	Actor	20-Apr-1964		Gollum in LOTR trilogy

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