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a 2006 British-American mystery thriller film written, directed and co-produced by Christopher Nolan, with a screenplay adapted from Christopher Priest's 1995 novel of the same name.

The Prestige is a 2006 British-American mystery thriller film written, directed and co-produced by Christopher Nolan , with a screenplay adapted from Christopher Priest's 1995 novel of the same name.

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Is it possible to tell who is who in each scene?

After reading the answer to this question: Why doesn't Borden know which knot he tied?, in which Angler was told by the wrong twin which knot resulted in his wife's death. Is it possible to tell which Borden is which when watching the movie. Is…
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Is Borden's secret revealed as soon as the 11th minute of the movie?

In the film The Prestige, Borden's secret is that He has a twin brother. Watching the movie for the second time, I noticed a man looking just like Christian Bale sitting next to Borden at the beginning of the scene where Angier and Borden appear…
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Was Cutter helping Borden from the beginning?

Was Cutter helping Borden from the beginning in The Prestige? I got confused when he nodded at Borden in the end, like he was with him since the beginning, instead of Angier. This doubt even gets stronger when, in the end, he says: Now you're…
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Why does Cutter say that Borden was watching Angier drown?

At the beginning of The Prestige, Cutter tells the court that he caught Borden backstage watching Angier drown. But at the end of the movie, it's clear that Borden was desperately trying to smash the glass to get Angier out, and in fact Cutter stops…
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Did Tesla's device actually clone Angier?

In the movie The Prestige, how does Tesla's device create exact, real copies of anybody or anything? Moreover, each time Angier did his show, did he know that he was a duplicate and the real was somewhere else? Hidden? Or did each time the real die…
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