The Prestige (2006) | The First Ten Pages | Screenplay Analysis

Supposedly, the "First Ten Pages" are the most crucial pages of a screenplay. Join me as we analyze these fabled pages for one of my favourite movies: The Prestige.

THE PRESTIGE (2006, Mystery/Sci-Fi)
Logline: After a tragic accident, two stage magicians in 1890s London engage in a battle of deception to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outwit each other.

Screenplay Written by: Jonathan and Christopher Nolan
Based on the Novel by Christopher Priest
Film Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Newmarket Films, Syncopy

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SCENES
Introduction: 0:00
Synopsis: 1:35
Page One: 4:25
Page Two: 6:25
Page Three: 8:10
Page Four: 11:02
Page Five: 11:59
Page Six: 13:19
Page Seven: 14:15
Page Eight: 14:58
Page Nine: 15:42
Page Ten: 16:36
Conclusion: 17:19

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