Directed by Neil Burger
Writing credits (WGA) Neil Burger (screenplay) Steven Millhauser (short story Eisenheim the Illusionist)
Cast overview, first billed only:
Edward Norton .... Eisenheim Paul Giamatti .... Chief Inspector Uhl Jessica Biel .... Sophie Rufus Sewell .... Crown Prince Leopold Eddie Marsan .... Josef Fischer
magician in turn-of-the-century Vienna who falls in love with a woman well above his social standing. When she becomes engaged to a prince, the magician uses his powers to win her back and undermine the stability of the royal house of Vienna.