Format:
DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Title:
The prestige [videorecording] / Touchstone Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures present a Newmarket Films and Syncopy production, a film by Christopher Nolan ; produced by Emma Thomas ; produced by Aaron Ryder ; produced by Christopher Nolan ; screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan ; directed by Christopher Nolan.
Publisher, Date:
Burbank, CA : Touchstone Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2007]
Description:
1 videodisc (ca. 130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
In turn-of-the-century Victorian London, charismatic showman Robert Angier and gifted illusionist Alfred Borden are two young magicians whose friendship is destroyed when the love of Angier's life dies in a trick gone wrong. Their rivalry escalates into an obsession full of deceit and sabotage. When Borden's "transported man" trick becomes famous, Angier will go to any length to top it, even pursuing a fantastic and frightening machine developed by Nicola Tesla.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence and disturbing images.
Subjects:
Magicians -- England -- London -- Drama.
Deception -- England -- London -- Drama.
Fraud -- England -- London -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- England -- London -- Drama.
Magia -- Teatro.
Relaciones humanas -- Inglaterra -- London -- Teatro.
Magicians -- England -- London -- Drama.
Deception -- England -- London -- Drama.
Fraud -- England -- London -- Drama.
Man-woman relationship -- England -- London -- Drama.
London (England) -- Drama.
London (England) -- Drama.
Genre:
Feature films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Science fiction films.
Historical films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Thriller -- Feature.
Science fiction -- Feature.
Feature films.
Suspense films.
Science fiction films.
Other Author:
Thomas, Emma.
Ryder, Aaron.
Nolan, Christopher, 1970-
Nolan, Jonathan.
Julyan, David.
Jackman, Hugh.
Bale, Christian, 1974-
Caine, Michael.
Johansson, Scarlett, 1984-
Hall, Rebecca, 1982-
Serkis, Andy.
Perabo, Piper.
Bowie, David.
Priest, Christopher, 1943- Prestige.
Touchstone Pictures.
Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
Newmarket Films.
Syncopy (Firm)
Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Notes:
Based on the novel by Christopher Priest.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Special features include: "The director's notebook: the cinematic sleight of hand of Christopher Nolan"--Contains five featurettes: "Conjuring the past," "The visual maze," "Metaphors of deception," "Tesla: the man who invented the Twentieth Century" and "Resonances;" the art of The prestige gallery.
Director of photography, Wally Pfister ; editor, Lee Smith ; music, David Julyan ; costume designer, Joan Bergin ; production designer, Nathan Crowley.
Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Andy Serkis, Piper Perabo, David Bowie.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, digitally mastered, NTSC.
This DVD is copy protected.
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
ISBN:
0788868853
9780788868856
0788868853
9780788868856
Publisher or Distributor Number:
50651
Other Number:
76706471
System Availability:
1
Current Holds:
0
# Local items:
1
Control Number:
477653
Call Number:
P
Course Reserves:
0
# Local items in:
1
# System items in:
1
Medium:
[videorecording]