Robert Angier (at various points in the film)

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Robert Angier is a driven and obsessive stage magician in "The Prestige" whose rivalry with Alfred Borden leads him to increasingly extreme and morally dubious lengths in pursuit of the perfect illusion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
illusionist ⓘ
stage magician ⓘ
adaptedBy Christopher Nolan ⓘ
appearsIn The Prestige ⓘ
blames Alfred Borden ⓘ
causeOfObsession death of Julia McCullough ⓘ
characterArc descends into moral darkness ⓘ
characterTrait ambitious ⓘ
driven ⓘ
obsessive ⓘ
vain ⓘ
vengeful ⓘ
collaboratesWith Cutter ⓘ
createdBy Christopher Priest ⓘ
deceives Olivia Wenscombe ⓘ
audiences ⓘ
police ⓘ
enemy Alfred Borden ⓘ
finalFate shot by Alfred Borden ⓘ
frames Alfred Borden ⓘ
friend Cutter ⓘ
genreContext psychological thriller ⓘ
hasAlias Lord Caldlow ⓘ
The Great Danton ⓘ
hasTitle Lord Caldlow ⓘ
hires Nikola Tesla ⓘ
kills multiple clones of himself ⓘ
mentor Milton the Magician ⓘ
methodOfIllusion self-duplication and drowning of duplicates ⓘ
moralAlignment morally ambiguous ⓘ
motivatedBy obsession with the perfect illusion ⓘ
professional rivalry ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
narrativeFunction co-protagonist ⓘ
foil to Alfred Borden ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
occupation magician ⓘ
stage performer ⓘ
performsTrick The Real Transported Man ⓘ
The Transported Man ⓘ
portrayedBy Hugh Jackman ⓘ
responsibleFor Borden's wrongful conviction ⓘ
riskLevel willing to risk lives for his act ⓘ
rival Alfred Borden ⓘ
setting late 19th-century London ⓘ
socialStatus aristocrat ⓘ
spouse Julia McCullough ⓘ
usesTechnology Tesla machine ⓘ
worksWith Julia McCullough ⓘ

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Cutter → worksFor → Robert Angier (at various points in the film) ⓘ
Rupert Angier → adaptedAs → Robert Angier (film character in The Prestige, 2006) ⓘ
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