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* FakeNationality: Americans Creator/EdwardNorton, Creator/PaulGiamatti and Creator/JessicaBiel and British Creator/RufusSewell are all playing Austrian characters.

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* FakeNationality: Americans Creator/EdwardNorton, Creator/PaulGiamatti and Creator/JessicaBiel and British Britons Creator/RufusSewell and Creator/EddieMarsan are all playing Austrian characters.
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!!''Film/TheIllusionist'' (the 2006 live-action film)
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* TheOtherMarty: Liv Tyler was cast as Sophie originally, but dropped out right before filming began. She would later star with Edward Norton in ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk''.

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* TheOtherMarty: Liv Tyler was cast as Sophie originally, but dropped out right before filming began. She would later star with Edward Norton in ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk''.''Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008''.

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* FakeNationality: Americans Creator/EdwardNorton, Creator/PaulGiamatti and Creator/JessicaBiel and British Rufus Sewell are all playing Austrian characters.
* HilariousInHindsight:
** Prague doubling as Vienna is incredibly funny because the real life Crown Prince Rudolf, upon whom Leopold was ''very loosely'' based, really did spend a lot of his life in Prague. [[note]]The Rudolfinum in Prague was named after and opened by him.[[/note]]
** Sophie the character shares a name with Rudolf's paternal grandmother, Princess Sophie of Bavaria, and his oldest sister [[note]]who died as a toddler[[/note]] Archduchess Sophie of Austria.
** In the realm of BlackComedy, but Rudolf's nephew, Prince ''Leopold'' Clement, was murdered by his mistress for breaking up with her. The incident was compared to Rudolf's death at Mayerling a few decades earlier.

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* FakeNationality: Americans Creator/EdwardNorton, Creator/PaulGiamatti and Creator/JessicaBiel and British Rufus Sewell Creator/RufusSewell are all playing Austrian characters.
* HilariousInHindsight:
** Prague doubling as Vienna is incredibly funny because the real life Crown Prince Rudolf, upon whom Leopold was ''very loosely'' based, really did spend a lot of his life in Prague. [[note]]The Rudolfinum in Prague was named after and opened by him.[[/note]]
** Sophie the character shares a name with Rudolf's paternal grandmother, Princess Sophie of Bavaria, and his oldest sister [[note]]who died as a toddler[[/note]] Archduchess Sophie of Austria.
** In the realm of BlackComedy, but Rudolf's nephew, Prince ''Leopold'' Clement, was murdered by his mistress for breaking up with her. The incident was compared to Rudolf's death at Mayerling a few decades earlier.
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* ShownTheirWork:
** The lanterns Eisenheim tells his assistants to leave behind when they're packing up his workshop resemble fantascopes - a common device used to illuminate real people offstage.
** When Sophie comes onstage, she only uses one hand to lift the hem of her skirt. In 19th Century custom, a lady used one hand to lift her hem and only prostitutes used two hands.
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* BigNameFan: Teller of Creator/PennAndTeller is obsessed with the orange tree trick shown in the film and constantly lobbies for the duo to develop a version they can stage. Penn, on the other hand, despises the trick and refuses to go along with his partner.



!!''WesternAnimation/TheIllusionist'' (the 2010 animated film)
* ActorAllusion: To Creator/JacquesTati himself: The Illusionist's name is Tatischeff (Tati's full last name), and at a later part in the movie, Tatischeff stumbles into a [[spoiler:cinema showcasing ''Mon Oncle''.]] Tatischeff's body movements are incredibly reminiscent of Tati's in his roles as M. Hulot.
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* BigNameFan: Teller of Creator/PennAndTeller is obsessed with the orange tree trick shown in the film and constantly lobbies for the duo to develop a version they can stage. Penn, on the other hand, despises the trick and refuses to go along with his partner.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: That's Creator/AaronJohnson as young Eisenheim in the flashbacks.
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** In the realm of BlackComedy, but Rudolf's nephew, Prince ''Leopold'' Clement, was murdered by his mistress for breaking up with her. The incident was compared to Rudolf's death at Mayerling a few decades earlier.

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* HilariousInHindsight: Prague doubling as Vienna is incredibly funny because the real life Crown Prince Rudolf, upon whom Leopold was ''very loosely'' based, really did spend a lot of his life in Prague. [[note]]The Rudolfinum in Prague was named after and opened by him.[[/note]]

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Prague doubling as Vienna is incredibly funny because the real life Crown Prince Rudolf, upon whom Leopold was ''very loosely'' based, really did spend a lot of his life in Prague. [[note]]The Rudolfinum in Prague was named after and opened by him.[[/note]] [[/note]]
** Sophie the character shares a name with Rudolf's paternal grandmother, Princess Sophie of Bavaria, and his oldest sister [[note]]who died as a toddler[[/note]] Archduchess Sophie of Austria.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Prague doubling as Vienna is incredibly funny because the real life Crown Prince Rudolf, upon whom Leopold was ''very loosely'' based, really did spend a lot of his life in Prague. [[note]]The Rudolfinum in Prague was named after and opened by him.[[/note]]
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* TheOtherMarty: Liv Tyler was cast as Sophie originally, but dropped out right before filming began. She would later star with Edward Norton in ''{{Film/Hulk}}''.

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* TheOtherMarty: Liv Tyler was cast as Sophie originally, but dropped out right before filming began. She would later star with Edward Norton in ''{{Film/Hulk}}''.''Film/TheIncredibleHulk''.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: 19th century Vienna was shot in present day Czech Republic.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: That's Creator/AaronTaylorJohnson as young Eisenheim in the flashbacks.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: That's Creator/AaronTaylorJohnson Creator/AaronJohnson as young Eisenheim in the flashbacks.
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* ActorAllusion: To Creator/JacquesTati himself: The Illusionist's name is Tatischeff (Tati's full last name), and at a later part in the movie, Tatischeff stumbles into a [[spoiler:cinema showcasing ''Mon Oncle''.]] Tatischeff's body movements are incredibly reminiscent of Tati's in his roles as M. Hulot.


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!!''WesternAnimation/TheIllusionist'' (the 2010 animated film)
* ActorAllusion: To Creator/JacquesTati himself: The Illusionist's name is Tatischeff (Tati's full last name), and at a later part in the movie, Tatischeff stumbles into a [[spoiler:cinema showcasing ''Mon Oncle''.]] Tatischeff's body movements are incredibly reminiscent of Tati's in his roles as M. Hulot.

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* ActorAllusion: To Creator/JacquesTati himself: The Illusionist's name is Tatischeff (Tati's full last name), and at a later part in the movie, Tatischeff stumbles into a [[spoiler:cinema showcasing ''Mon Oncle''.]]
** Tatischeff's body movements are incredibly reminiscent of Tati's in his roles as M. Hulot.

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* ActorAllusion: To Creator/JacquesTati himself: The Illusionist's name is Tatischeff (Tati's full last name), and at a later part in the movie, Tatischeff stumbles into a [[spoiler:cinema showcasing ''Mon Oncle''.]]
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]] Tatischeff's body movements are incredibly reminiscent of Tati's in his roles as M. Hulot.Hulot.
* CreatorCameo: Director Neil Burger is the man projected on the screen for the demonstration of how Eisenheim could have pulled off his trick.
* DuelingWorks: With ''Film/ThePrestige'', another period drama about 19th Century magicians. Both had Ricky Jay as a consultant too.


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* TheOtherMarty: Liv Tyler was cast as Sophie originally, but dropped out right before filming began. She would later star with Edward Norton in ''{{Film/Hulk}}''.
* PlayingAgainstType: Heavily for Jessica Biel, who found herself typecast as a MsFanservice or ActionGirl. She drove to the audition in full costume and lobbied really hard for the role. Despite her performance being well-received, it didn't launch her onto anything major afterwards.
* ShownTheirWork:
** The lanterns Eisenheim tells his assistants to leave behind when they're packing up his workshop resemble fantascopes - a common device used to illuminate real people offstage.
** When Sophie comes onstage, she only uses one hand to lift the hem of her skirt. In 19th Century custom, a lady used one hand to lift her hem and only prostitutes used two hands.
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* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Series/JohnAdams is investigating [[Film/FightClub the Narrator]].
** [[Series/EastEnders Max Branning]] is a [[{{Mooks}} mook]].
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: This was originally going to be in 3-D.
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* ActorAllusion: To Creator/JacquesTati himself: The Illusionist's name is Tatischeff (Tati's full last name), and at a later part in the movie, Tatischeff stumbles into a [[spoiler:cinema showcasing ''Mon Oncle''.]]
** Tatischeff's body movements are incredibly reminiscent of Tati's in his roles as M. Hulot.
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!!''Film/TheIllusionist'' (the 2006 live-action film)

* FakeNationality: Americans Creator/EdwardNorton, Creator/PaulGiamatti and Creator/JessicaBiel and British Rufus Sewell are all playing Austrian characters.
* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Series/JohnAdams is investigating [[Film/FightClub the Narrator]].
** [[Series/EastEnders Max Branning]] is a [[{{Mooks}} mook]].
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