Since Sunshine Nursery has its own private playground, Eisenheim understands the cost to maintain proper regulations and upkeep. "It is expensive to keep the place safe to play, but it is more ...

On top of it all, Eisenheim must battle opposition from the stubborn Crown Prince who is set to become engaged to Sophie. The most exciting element of The Illusionist is the story itself.

Fifteen years later, Eisenheim is making his name to the extent that the Crown Prince attends his show in the company of his presumed fiancee, the very same Duchess Sophie von Teschen (Jessica Biel).

Based on the Steven Millhauser short story “Eisenheim the Illusionist,” Burger’s film tells the story of an unflappable, charismatic magician named Eisenheim (Edward Norton) in pre-WWI Vienna.

Eisenheim, contrary to the urging of his manager (Eddie Marsan) and the warnings issued by Uhl, keeps pressing and provoking Leopold. He proposes to Sophie that she break from the prince and come ...

Most of Eisenheim’s illusions were filmed without special effects—Norton trained with the magician and magic historian Ricky Jay —and they dazzle and confound in equal measure.

It’s up to the inspector, and the audience, to decide if Eisenheim is just an illusionist or a man in league with darker forces. It’s mesmerizing fun to be fooled.

Set in Vienna at the turn of the 19th century, Edward Norton plays a mysterious magician named Eisenheim, whose trickery is capturing the imaginations of the masses. His show-stopping tricks go ...

Steven Millhauser’s 1990 short-story collection, “The Barnum Museum,” ends with “Eisenheim the Illusionist,” the mysterious tale of a brilliant magician whose most successful stage ...