Robert Angier
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Robert Angier is a charismatic and obsessive stage magician whose fierce rivalry with fellow illusionist Alfred Borden drives the tragic plot of Christopher Nolan’s film "The Prestige."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Angier canonical | 7 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ stage magician ⓘ |
| antagonisticTo | Alfred Borden ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Prestige ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | film ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
stage magic
ⓘ
top hats ⓘ |
| basedOn | character from the novel The Prestige by Christopher Priest ⓘ |
| causeOfObsession | death of Julia McCullough ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | Cutter over ethical limits of illusions ⓘ |
| createdBy | Christopher Nolan ⓘ |
| deathCause | drowning ⓘ |
| diesIn | The Prestige ⓘ |
| employer | Milton the Magician ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Prestige
ⓘ
surface form:
The Prestige (2006 film)
|
| genreOfWork | psychological thriller ⓘ |
| hasAlias | The Great Danton ⓘ |
| hasAssistant |
Cutter
ⓘ
Olivia Wenscombe ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
charismatic
ⓘ
obsessive ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
illusionist
ⓘ
magician ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
competitive ⓘ vengeful ⓘ |
| hasRival | Alfred Borden ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
obsession
ⓘ
rivalry ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
co-protagonist
ⓘ
tragic figure ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| obsessedWith | discovering Alfred Borden's Transported Man secret ⓘ |
| performsAct |
The Real Transported Man
ⓘ
surface form:
The New Transported Man
The Real Transported Man ⓘ |
| performsIn |
music halls
ⓘ
theatres ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Hugh Jackman ⓘ |
| setIn |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| spouse | Julia McCullough ⓘ |
| storyFocus | escalating rivalry with Alfred Borden ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| usesDevice | Tesla's duplication machine ⓘ |
| usesTechnologyFrom | Nikola Tesla ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.