Maps of Movies

The Prestige (2006)

Where The Prestige says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Victorian London was built in Los Angeles, and Tesla's Colorado lab was a parking lot on a California mountain

Scenes and places

The water tank trick that starts the feud (1890)

Angier, Borden and his wife Julia work as magician's assistants under Cutter. During a water tank trick Julia drowns after Borden ties her wrists wrongly. Angier blames Borden, and the two become bitter rivals.

Set in London, 1890s — Victorian London, where Angier, Borden and Cutter work the stage.

A London music-hall stage world; the source gives no exact address for this scene.

Filmed at Universal Studios back lot, Los Angeles (Universal City, Los Angeles, United States) — Part of the back lot was turned into Victorian London. The coordinate is the studio's, not the exact street. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Borden's Transported Man (1890)

Borden debuts The Transported Man, appearing to teleport across the stage almost instantly. Angier, obsessed with the secret, has Cutter help him build a rough copy with a lookalike named Root. It works, but he hates staying hidden below the stage while Root takes the applause.

Set in London stage, 1890s — Borden's stage in London where the Transported Man is shown.

Where the film's stage-magic scenes are set; the source names four Los Angeles theatres used for them but not which scene is which.

Angier's ransom in the cemetery (1890)

After Angier kidnaps Borden's engineer Fallon, the two rivals meet over a ransom. Borden tells Angier that the key word to his coded diary is TESLA, which sends Angier looking for answers.

Set in Highgate Cemetery — The north London cemetery where the ransom scene is set. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The scene is set in Highgate, but the source does not say where it was actually filmed.

Angier meets Tesla in Colorado Springs (1890)

Angier travels to Colorado Springs, believing Tesla built a teleportation device for Borden. He commissions one himself, and Tesla eventually delivers a working machine while warning it will bring only misery.

Set in Tesla's experimental station, Colorado Springs — Colorado Springs, where Angier goes to commission a machine from the inventor Nikola Tesla. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The real Tesla ran an experimental station in Colorado Springs; the film's version was built far away in California.

Filmed at Mount Wilson Observatory parking lot (Mount Wilson, Angeles National Forest, United States) — The Tesla invention scene was shot in this parking lot. The coordinate is the observatory's. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Real Transported Man (1890)

Back in London, Angier uses Tesla's machine in a new illusion, The Real Transported Man, and wins acclaim. Borden sneaks backstage to learn how it is done.

Set in London stage, 1890s — Angier's theatre in London.

Another London stage; the source gives no address.

Filmed at Los Angeles Theatre (Downtown · Broadway Theater District, Los Angeles, United States) — Stage magic performances (the source does not say which scene) Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Palace Theatre, Los Angeles (Downtown · Broadway Theater District, Los Angeles, United States) — Stage magic performances (the source does not say which scene) Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Belasco Theater, Los Angeles (Downtown · Broadway Theater District, Los Angeles, United States) — Stage magic performances (the source does not say which scene) Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Tower Theatre, Los Angeles (Downtown · Broadway Theater District, Los Angeles, United States) — Stage magic performances (the source does not say which scene) Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Redstone Castle (Osgood Castle), Colorado (Colorado, Redstone, United States) — A Colorado scene (the source does not say which) Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Greystone Mansion, Beverly Hills (Greystone Park, Beverly Hills, United States) — Not specified Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Robert Angier — A showman magician who becomes obsessed with beating his rival.
• Alfred Borden — A gifted inventor of illusions and Angier's rival.
• John Cutter — The stage engineer who mentors both men.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was Tesla's Colorado lab in The Prestige really filmed?
• Where was Victorian London built for The Prestige?