Magicians (2007 film)

Magicians
Promotional poster
Directed byAndrew O'Connor
Written byJesse Armstrong
Sam Bain
Produced byOllie Madden
StarringDavid Mitchell
Robert Webb
Jessica Hynes
CinematographyJames Welland
Edited byLucien Clayton
Music byPaul Englishby
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • 18 May 2007 (2007-05-18)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Magicians is a 2007 British comedy film released on 18 May 2007.[1] It stars comic duo Robert Webb and David Mitchell as stage magicians Karl and Harry. The two magicians compete together in a magic competition, despite their personal differences. Parts and ideas of the film have been taken to parody the 2006 film The Prestige by Christopher Nolan, though this had not been released when Magicians was filmed (though the original novel by Christopher Priest had been published in 1995). The film is directed by Andrew O'Connor and written by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, who are also the writers of the Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show, which stars Mitchell and Webb. Other principal cast members include Jessica Hynes, Darren Boyd, Steve Edge, Peter Capaldi,[1] and Andrea Riseborough.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Magicians". Channel 4. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
  2. ^ Oatts, Joanne (11 April 2007). "Mitchell & Webb (page 1)". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 April 2007.