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The Illusionist (2006)
Where The Illusionist says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Vienna 1889 was filmed in two Czech cities, and the Habsburg palace gate is Prague Castle's
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Scenes and places
Eisenheim's stage in Vienna (1889)
Eisenheim is arrested mid-show for conjuring the dead, and the film starts there before telling how he got on that stage.
Set in A theater in Vienna — The Vienna stage where Eisenheim performs and the police come to inspect before a show.
A Vienna theater of the 1889 setting; the story gives no street or name.
Filmed at Oskar Nedbal Theatre, Tábor — The Czech Wikipedia filming list names this theater; it does not say which scene was shot here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The village where Eduard met the magician (1889)
A boy meets an old travelling magician and starts learning tricks, while his friendship with Sophie, far above his class, is cut off by force.
Set in Eisenheim's childhood village — A village where young Eduard, a carpenter's son, sees a travelling magician and falls for a duchess's daughter.
A small village in the Austro-Hungarian countryside; the film does not name it.
Filmed at Český Krumlov — The village scenes of Eisenheim's childhood were shot in this Czech town. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Vienna's streets in 1889 (1889)
After fifteen years abroad, Eisenheim comes back to Vienna to perform, and the city is where he meets the adult Sophie again.
Set in Vienna — The city streets of the 1889 setting, where the magician returns to perform. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Vienna was the capital of Austria-Hungary in 1889.
Filmed at Tábor Old Town — Tábor is one of the two Czech cities used for Vienna's streets. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The palace gates in Vienna (1889)
Eisenheim is invited into the world of the Crown Prince, and Sophie, promised to the prince, is part of that world.
Set in Hofburg Palace — The Vienna palace of Crown Prince Leopold's family, seen from its gates. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Hofburg was the Habsburg winter palace in Vienna.
Filmed at Prague Castle main gate — The front gates shown as the Vienna palace are Prague Castle's. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The private show for the prince (1889)
The prince dares Eisenheim to astonish the guests without his gadgetry, and Eisenheim turns the challenge on the prince himself.
Set in The prince's palace (Vienna) — A palace salon where Eisenheim performs privately for Crown Prince Leopold and his guests.
A private performance at the palace; the film does not say which room.
Filmed at Dobříš Castle — Wikidata and the Czech Wikipedia list name this castle; the scene is not specified. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Crown Prince's castle (1889)
Sophie learns what her future husband plans: a coup against his father, the Emperor.
Set in Crown Prince Leopold's castle — The country castle where Leopold lives and where the plot against his father is planned.
A fictional castle of the film's version of Crown Prince Leopold.
Filmed at Konopiště Castle — The Crown Prince's castle is this historical fortress near Benešov. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The hunting lodge at Mayerling (1889)
Sophie goes to the lodge to break off her engagement, and the next morning she is found dead.
Set in Mayerling hunting lodge — The imperial hunting lodge where Sophie tries to end her engagement to the prince. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Mayerling is a real hunting lodge near Vienna; the film borrows its name for its own story.
The Vienna Woods (1889)
Eisenheim, who had planned to flee with Sophie, is thrown into grief by the news of her death.
Set in Vienna Woods — The woodland near Vienna where Sophie is found the next morning.
A real area of forest on Vienna's western edge; no filming place is given.
The theater Eisenheim buys (1889)
Eisenheim's new shows draw crowds who believe he is raising spirits, and Uhl is ordered to expose him as a fraud.
Set in Eisenheim's new theater — A rundown Vienna theater Eisenheim buys and fills with crowds who come to see the dead summoned.
A small run-down Vienna theatre before he buys it.
Filmed at Vinohrady Theatre, Prague — Estimated from the Czech Wikipedia filming list; the scene is not specified. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The last chase at the station (1889)
Uhl chases a man through a crowded station near the end of the film.
Set in A railway station — A station where the chief inspector gives chase.
No station or filming place is named by any source.
Filmed at Prague Castle Square (Hradčanské náměstí) — Vienna squares and streets Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Pec pod Sněžkou (listed) — A mountain cabin scene Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Barrandov Studios, Prague — Interior scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Eisenheim — A stage magician in Vienna who grew up a carpenter's son named Eduard Abramovich.
- Sophie — The Duchess von Teschen, his childhood love, now expected to marry the Crown Prince.
- Chief Inspector Uhl — Vienna's Chief Inspector, close to the prince and watching Eisenheim.
- Crown Prince Leopold — The Austro-Hungarian crown prince, said to be brutal towards women and plotting against his father.
Questions answered on the map
- Where is the Hofburg gate in The Illusionist really?