The Illusionist - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "The Illusionist"
The Illusionist (2006)
Timing:
1:50 (110 min)
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Bob Yari
Producer
Michael London
Producer
Executive Producer
Tom Nunan
Executive Producer
Joey Horvitz
Executive Producer
Jane Garnett
Executive Producer
Ted Liebowitz
Executive Producer
Casting
Deborah Aquila
Casting
Editor
Naomi Geraghty
Editor
Special Effects Supervisor
Roman Tudžaroff
Special Effects Supervisor
Art Direction
Stefan Kovacik
Art Direction
Vlasta Svoboda
Art Direction
Costume Design
Ngila Dickson
Costume Design
Stunts
Miroslav Lhotka
Stunts
Production Design
Ondrej Nekvasil
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
Ladislav Lahoda
Stunt Coordinator
Set Decoration
Petra Hábová
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Ivo Strangmüller
Makeup Artist
Denise Dellavalle
Makeup Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David E. Campbell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gregg Rudloff
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John T. Reitz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
Co-Producer
Tom Karnowski
Co-Producer
Matthew Stillman
Co-Producer
Production Supervisor
Vaclav Eisenhamer
Production Supervisor
Director of Photography
Makeup Department Head
Visual Effects Supervisor
Viktor Müller
Visual Effects Supervisor
Supervising Sound Editor
J. Paul Huntsman
Supervising Sound Editor
Script Supervisor
Lori Wyant
Script Supervisor
Still Photographer
Glen Wilson
Still Photographer
Sound Mixer
Petr Forejt
Sound Mixer
Visual Effects Producer
Vít Komrzý
Visual Effects Producer
Animation
Gary Hebert
Animation
Boom Operator
Roman Rigo
Boom Operator
Screenplay
First Assistant Editor
Arturo Sosa
First Assistant Editor
Foley Artist
Alyson Dee Moore
Foley Artist
Sound Designer
Michael Babcock
Sound Designer
Dialogue Editor
Mark L. Mangino
Dialogue Editor
Hair Designer
Foley Mixer
Mary Jo Lang
Foley Mixer
Gaffer
Václav Čermák
Gaffer
Assistant Director
Jakub Dvorak
Assistant Director
Lucie Burianová
Assistant Director
Music Editor
Suzana Peric
Music Editor
Alice Wood
Music Editor
ADR Mixer
Thomas J. O'Connell
ADR Mixer
ADR Recordist
Rick Canelli
ADR Recordist
ADR Voice Casting
Georgia Simon
ADR Voice Casting
Extras Casting
Jirí Hrstka
Extras Casting
Dialect Coach
Brendan Gunn
Dialect Coach
Publicist
Mira Husseini
Publicist
Post-Production Manager
Wigmaker
Stephanie Hovette
Wigmaker
Foley Recordist
Scott Morgan
Foley Recordist
Color Timer
Kenny Becker
Color Timer
Cableman
Tomáš Červenka
Cableman
Short Story
Steven Millhauser
Short Story
What's left behind the scenes
- To fully immerse himself in the role, Edward Norton became an apprentice to the famous illusionist James Friedman. Despite this, in some scenes we see Friedman's hands, not Norton's.
- Some of the filmed scenes did not make it into the final version of the film, including a scene featuring Robbie Kay.
- Although the film is set in Austria, it was mostly shot in the Czech Republic. The city of Vienna, where the main events unfold, was filmed in the Czech towns of Tábor and Prague. The village where Eisenheim grew up was filmed in Český Krumlov. Prince Leopold’s castle is Konopiště Castle, located near Benešov, where Franz Ferdinand – the Austrian Archduke – lived. The remaining episodes of the film were shot at the Barrandov Studios in Prague.
- The key tricks (the 'Orange Tree' and 'Butterflies') were invented by the famous 19th-century illusionist Robert-Houdin.
- The love scene was filmed exclusively by the light of kerosene lamps. By the end of each take, the room was so filled with smoke that visibility was noticeably reduced.
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who plays young Edward at the beginning of the film, actually learned to perform the ball trick.
- Although the story of 'The Illusionist' is fictional, some of its details are based on the biography of Austrian Crown Prince Rudolf, son of Emperor Franz Joseph. The portrait that Eisenheim depicts using a trick in the palace is, in fact, a portrait of Franz Joseph. The bodies of Rudolf and his lover, Baroness Mary Vetsera, were found in his hunting lodge in Mayerling on January 30, 1889. The imperial family shrouded this event in mystery for many years.
- In the scene where Prince Leopold shoots a rifle, Inspector Uhl approaches him to report on the secret meetings between Sophie and Eisenheim. In their subsequent dialogue, the word 'adulterate' replaced the word 'Fucking' so that the film could achieve a PG-13 rating, which excludes words beginning with 'F'.
- The method of summoning spirits shown in the film consisted of projecting a pre-recorded image onto a blurry background. Considering that the spirits summoned by Eisenheim could speak and interact with the audience, it is logical to assume that he used another method popular among magicians of that era. A real person behind the scenes was illuminated using a so-called magic lantern. The lanterns that Eisenheim instructs his assistants to leave behind when gathering their belongings resembled magic lanterns.
- Crown Prince Leopold, played by Rufus Sewell, is based on Crown Prince Rudolf, heir to the Austrian throne. In 1889, Rudolf and his lover, Baroness Marie von Vetsera, were denied permission to legally marry, after which they committed suicide at the Mayerling estate. It is widely believed that they shot themselves, although various conspiracy theories also exist.
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