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The Illusionist is a 2006 American romantic mystery movie written as well as routed by Neil Burger and also starring Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, and Jessica Biel. It is based loosely on Steven Millhauser's short story, "Eisenheim the Illusionist". The movie tells the tale of Eisenheim, a magician in fin de siècle Vienna, who reunites with his childhood years love, a female far over his social standing. The film additionally illustrates a fictionalized version of the Mayerling Occurrence.

The film premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Celebration and opened the 2006 Seattle International Film Festival; it was distributed in minimal release to cinemas on August 18, 2006, as well as increased across the country on September 1. The movie was a commercial and important success.
In Vienna, Austria-Hungary, 1889, a magician called Eisenheim (Edward Norton) is arrested by Chief Assessor Walter Uhl (Paul Giamatti) of the Vienna Cops during a magic program involving mysticism. Later on, Uhl discusses the tale of Eisenheim's life to Crown Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell).

Eisenheim was birthed to a peasant cabinet-maker as well as became curious about magic after satisfying a taking a trip magician. He also fell in love with Sophie, the Duchess von Teschen (Eleanor Tomlinson), yet both were restricted to see each various other therefore the previous being a peasant. They maintained meeting covertly however were caught someday as well as separated by force. Eisenheim continued to examine magic by taking a trip the world, and also fifteen years later went back to Vienna to carry out. During one efficiency, he comes across the adult Sophie (Jessica Biel) and also finds out that she is expected to marry the Crown Royal prince Leopold, who, it is reported, is harsh in the direction of females as well as in the past even killed one. Eisenheim conducts a private show for the Crown Royal prince as well as embarrasses him during it, in response to which the Crown Prince outlaws him from carrying out once more in Vienna. Eisenheim asks Sophie to get away with him, but Sophie is afraid that they will be carried out. Sophie additionally reveals that the Crown Royal prince is planning a coup d'etat versus his elderly father, the Emperor Franz Joseph I.
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