The Transported Man illusion

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The Transported Man illusion is a famous stage magic trick, central to the plot of the novel and film "The Prestige," in which a magician appears to instantaneously teleport across the stage.

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The Transported Man illusion canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional stage magic trick ⓘ
appearsIn film The Prestige ⓘ
linked to: The Prestige

novel The Prestige ⓘ
associatedWithAuthor Christopher Priest ⓘ
associatedWithDirector Christopher Nolan ⓘ
centralToPlotOf film The Prestige ⓘ
linked to: The Prestige

novel The Prestige ⓘ
createdByCharacter Alfred Borden ⓘ
depicts instantaneous teleportation across a stage ⓘ
fictionalUniverse The Prestige ⓘ
firstPublishedIn novel The Prestige (1995) ⓘ
genre stage magic ⓘ
hasVariant The New Transported Man ⓘ
involves apparent teleportation ⓘ
use of a double in performance ⓘ
keyTheme identity and duplication ⓘ
illusion versus reality ⓘ
sacrifice for art ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
literature ⓘ
narrativeFunction drives rivalry between magicians in The Prestige ⓘ
notableFor being a central mystery of The Prestige ⓘ
its twist explanation in the story ⓘ
obsessedOverByCharacter Robert Angier ⓘ
performedByCharacter Alfred Borden ⓘ
Robert Angier ⓘ
setting stage performance ⓘ
usedAsMetaphorFor cost of obsession ⓘ
hidden mechanisms behind spectacle ⓘ

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Alfred Borden → notableFor → The Transported Man illusion ⓘ