"Nothing is what it seems"

2006

1h 50m

7.3(5052 votes)

Fantasy

Drama

Thriller

Romance

Overview

With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crown prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the suspicion of a dogged inspector.

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Cast & Crew

60 members

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Edward Norton

Eisenheim

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Paul Giamatti

Inspector Uhl

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Jessica Biel

Sophie

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Rufus Sewell

Crown Prince Leopold

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Eddie Marsan

Josef Fischer

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Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Young Eisenheim

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Eleanor Tomlinson

Young Sophie

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Jake Wood

Jurka

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Tom Fisher

Willigut

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Karl Johnson

Doctor / Old Man

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Vincent Franklin

Loschek

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Nicholas Blane

Herr Doebler

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Philip McGough

Dr. Hofzinser

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Erich Redman

Count Rainer

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Michael Carter

Von Thurnburg

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Andreas Grothusen

Eisenheim's Father

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Brian Caspe

Eisenheim's Assistant

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Ellen Savaria

Mrs. Uhl

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Vítězslav Bouchner

Sophie's Driver

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David O'Kelly

Archduke

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Richard Rowlands

Archduke

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Reuben-Henry Biggs

Frankel

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Robert Russell

Spiritualist Leader

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Noel Le Bon

Arrested Man

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David Fellowes

Respectable Man

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Jan Nemejovský

Senior Officer

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Ivo Novák

Senior Officer

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Vladimír Kulhavý

Train Conductor

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Duke Faeger

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Crew

Brendan Gunn

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Ryan James

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Petr Meissel

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Jeff Smith

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Ivan Urbánek

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James Babson

Young Father (uncredited)

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Jaroslav Vízner

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Jiří Vacek

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Noelle Trkulja

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Anezka Novak

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Alistair Macnaughtan

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Nancy Bishop

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John Early

Man on Street

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Eva Kelemenová

Sobbing Woman

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Alfred Strejček

Guard

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Fasihiddin Khasanov

Boy Apparition in Audience

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Jan Cibulka

Boy Apparition on Stage

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Erdenbileg Sengee

Asian Assistant

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Sondom Nararbadrakh

Asian Assistant

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Cheng Feng

Asian Assistant

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Purevdorj Boldsaikhan

Asian Assistant

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Vadam Bat-Orshikh

Asian Assistant

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Robin Ferenc

Street Urchin

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Dominik Havelka

Street Urchin

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Elias Bauer

Street Urchin Messenger

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Thomas McEnchroe

Aristocratic Boy

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Oliver Blaha

Aristocratic Boy

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Laurie Athey

Aristocratic Boy

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David Forest

Traveling Magician

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Matthew Blood-Smyth

Man Who Incites Riot

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Vanessa Gendron

Shouting Woman

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