Christopher Priest's novel 'The Prestige', on which the movie is based, was published, introducing the story to the public.
Filming and production of the movie 'The Prestige' directed by Christopher Nolan, began.
The movie 'The Prestige' was released in theaters, bringing the story to a global audience.
The film received nominations at the Academy Awards, highlighting its critical acclaim.
Robert Angier and Alfred Borden perform a magic act where Angier's assistant falls into the water trap and drowns, leading to the feud between Angier and Borden.
Following the drowning accident, Angier and Borden become fierce rivals, each striving to outdo the other's magic performances.
Alfred Borden debuts his signature trick, The Transported Man, which amazes audiences and sparks Angier's obsession to replicate it.
Robert Angier travels to Colorado Springs to meet Nikola Tesla in order to commission a machine to perform a new kind of teleportation trick.
Tesla constructs a mysterious machine that duplicates objects (and people), which Angier plans to use for his new act.
Angier uses Tesla's machine and performs the Transported Man act himself, effectively duplicating himself on stage every night.
Borden is framed for the murder of Angier, who supposedly disappeared during a performance, leading to Borden’s trial.
Borden is sentenced to death, while it is revealed that Borden's twin brother took turns performing the trick to keep the secret.
It is revealed that Angier had been killing his duplicates created by Tesla's machine after each show to maintain the secret and his reputation.
