Robert Angier (at various points in the film)

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Robert Angier is a driven and obsessive stage magician in "The Prestige" whose rivalry with Alfred Borden leads him to increasingly extreme and morally dubious lengths in pursuit of the perfect illusion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
illusionist
stage magician
adaptedBy Christopher Nolan NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Prestige NERFINISHED
blames Alfred Borden NERFINISHED
causeOfObsession death of Julia McCullough
characterArc descends into moral darkness
characterTrait ambitious
driven
obsessive
vain
vengeful
collaboratesWith Cutter NERFINISHED
createdBy Christopher Priest NERFINISHED
deceives Olivia Wenscombe NERFINISHED
audiences
police
enemy Alfred Borden NERFINISHED
finalFate shot by Alfred Borden
frames Alfred Borden NERFINISHED
friend Cutter NERFINISHED
genreContext psychological thriller
hasAlias Lord Caldlow NERFINISHED
The Great Danton NERFINISHED
hasTitle Lord Caldlow NERFINISHED
hires Nikola Tesla NERFINISHED
kills multiple clones of himself
mentor Milton the Magician NERFINISHED
methodOfIllusion self-duplication and drowning of duplicates
moralAlignment morally ambiguous
motivatedBy obsession with the perfect illusion
professional rivalry
revenge
narrativeFunction co-protagonist
foil to Alfred Borden
nationality British
occupation magician
stage performer
performsTrick The Real Transported Man NERFINISHED
The Transported Man NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Hugh Jackman NERFINISHED
responsibleFor Borden's wrongful conviction
riskLevel willing to risk lives for his act
rival Alfred Borden NERFINISHED
setting late 19th-century London
socialStatus aristocrat
spouse Julia McCullough NERFINISHED
usesTechnology Tesla machine NERFINISHED
worksWith Julia McCullough NERFINISHED

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