Cutter

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Cutter is a key supporting character in the film "The Prestige," serving as an experienced stage engineer who designs illusions and becomes entangled in the rivalry between two magicians.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cutter canonical 1
Shears 1

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn The Prestige
appearsInGenre drama film
mystery thriller film
associatedWithTheme illusion versus reality
obsession
sacrifice
basedOn John Cutter (character in the novel The Prestige)
createdBy Christopher Nolan
designsFor Alfred Borden
Robert Angier
filmBasedOn The Prestige (novel)
surface form: novel The Prestige by Christopher Priest
filmDirector Christopher Nolan
filmReleaseYear 2006
filmWriters Christopher Nolan
Jonathan Nolan
firstAppearance The Prestige
surface form: film The Prestige (2006)
involvedIn rivalry between Robert Angier and Alfred Borden
languageOfWork English
loyalty primarily to Robert Angier
medium live-action film
moralAlignment generally sympathetic
narrativeFunction mentor figure
technical expert
nationalityInFiction British
occupation illusion designer
stage engineer
portrayedBy Michael Caine
roleInWork supporting character in The Prestige
settingOfActivities late 19th-century London
specializesIn magic tricks
stage illusions
worksFor Robert Angier (at various points in the film)
worksWith Alfred Borden

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Prestige mainCharacter Cutter
novel "The Bridge on the River Kwai" featuresCharacter Cutter
subject surface form: The Bridge on the River Kwai
this entity surface form: Shears