Directed by Neil Burger Written by Neil Burger   Steven Millhauser   Cast Edward Norton ... Eisenheim Paul Giamatti ... Inspector Uhl Jessica Biel ... Sophie Rufus Sewell ... Crown Prince Leopold Eddie Marsan ... Josef Fischer (as Edward Marsan) Jake Wood ... Jurka Tom Fisher ... Willigut Aaron Taylor-Johnson ... Young Eisenheim (as Aaron Johnson) Eleanor Tomlinson ... Young Sophie Karl Johnson ... Doctor / Old Man Vincent Franklin ... Loschek Nicholas Blane ... Herr Doebler Philip McGough ... Dr. Hofzinser Erich Redman ... Count Rainer Michael Carter ... Von Thurnburg Vanessa Gendron ... Shouting Woman Matthew Blood-Smyth ... Man Who Incites Riot David Forest ... Traveling Magician Laurie Athey ... Aristocratic Boy Oliver Blaha-McGillick ... Aristocratic Boy (as Oliver Blaha) Thomas McEnchroe ... Aristocratic Boy Andreas Grothusen ... Eisenheim's Father Brian Caspe ... Eisenheim's Assistant Ellen Savaria ... Mrs. Uhl Elias Bauer ... Street Urchin Messenger Dominik Havelka ... Street Urchin Robin Ferenc ... Street Urchin Vitezslav Bouchner ... Sophie's Driver David O'Kelly ... Archduke Richard Rowlands ... Archduke Sean Hall ... Young Prince Reuben-Henry Biggs ... Frankel (as Rueben-Henry Biggs) Vadam Bat-Orshikh ... Asian Assistant Purevdorj Boldsaikhan ... Asian Assistant Chen Feng ... Asian Assistant Sondom Nararbadrakh ... Asian Assistant Erdenbileg Sengee ... Asian Assistant Jan Cibulka ... Boy Apparition on Stage Fasihiddin Khasanov ... Boy Apparition in Audience Alfred Strejcek ... Guard Robert Russell ... Spiritualist Leader Noel le Bon ... Arrested Man (as Noel Lebon) David Fellowes ... Respectable Man Eva Kelemenová ... Sobbing Woman (as Eva Kelemenova) John Early ... Man on Street Jan Nemejovský ... Senior Officer Ivo Novák ... Senior Officer Vladimír Kulhavý ... Train Conductor Nancy Bishop ... Audience Member Duke Faeger ... Audience Member (as Dusan Fager) Brendan Gunn ... Audience Member Ryan James ... Audience Member Alistair Macnaughtan ... Audience Member (as Alistair Macnaughton) Petr Meissel ... Audience Member Anezka Novak ... Audience Member Jeff Smith ... Audience Member Noelle Trkulja ... Audience Member Ivan Urbánek ... Audience Member Jirí Vacek ... Audience Member (as Jiri Vacek) Jaroslav Vízner ... Audience Member Uncredited Cast James Babson ... Young Father Jesse Phillips March ... Boy on Street Produced by Jane Garnett   Phillip Glasser   Joey Horvitz   Tom Karnowski   Brian Koppelman   David Levien   Ted Liebowitz   Michael London   Chris Miller   David Minkowski   Tom Nunan   Cathy Schulman   Matthew Stillman   Bob Yari   Original Music by Philip Glass

Additional Info Premiere: April 27, 2006 Theatrical Release: September 01, 2006 DVD Release: January 09, 2007 Blu-ray Release: June 08, 2010 Countries: Distributor: MVD Visual Websites: Production Companies Bull's Eye Entertainment Bob Yari Productions Contagious Entertainment Michael London Productions Stillking Films Distributors Freestyle Releasing   (2006) (USA) (theatrical) Yari Film Group Releasing   (2006) (USA) (theatrical) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2007) (USA) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2010) (USA) (Blu-ray) MVD Visual   (2019) (USA) (Blu-ray) New City Releasing   (2006) (USA) (TV) Starz   (2007) (USA) (TV) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.9 / 10 Our Rating 6.2 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.1 / 10 Female Users 5.4 / 10 Site Ranking #471 / 20,875 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 3 total ratings Almost Perfect 2 total ratings Average 2 total ratings Crap 1 total rating Site Ranking #467 The Others (2001) #468 The Equalizer (2014) #469 2012 (2009) #470 Speed (1994) #471 The Illusionist (2006) #472 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street (2007) #473 Bird Box (2018) #474 Knocked Up (2007) #475 Men In Black 3 (2012)