The Prestige

Christopher Nolan

Nolan insisted that only Bowie could play the pivotal part of legendary real-life inventor Nicola Tesla in this fantasy thriller about two rival 19th-century magicians (Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale) who compete over an astounding magic trick made possible by the scientist’s invention.

DIRECTOR
Christopher Nolan
YEAR
2006
COUNTRY
USA / UK
RUNTIME
130 minutes
START DATE
August 3, 2013

Nolan insisted that only Bowie could play the pivotal part of legendary real-life inventor Nicola Tesla in this fantasy thriller about two rival 19th-century magicians (Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale) who compete over an astounding magic trick made possible by the scientist’s invention.

Photos: TOUCHSTONE/WARNER BROS / THE KOBAL COLLECTION / DUHAMEL, FRANCOIS 

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