The top mistakes in The Illusionist http://www.moviemistakes.com/film6188 en Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:58:33 +0000 164074 When the ghost boy walks up from the audience, you can hear the steps creak as he walks up. 120307 At the start, in shots from the stage towards the audience, all of the fires are lit, but in a closer shot of the audience near the front of the stage, at least one of the fires is out. During the final illusion shown at the end, the same shot or at least very similar to the one used at the beginning shows the same mistake again. 155834 After Eisenheim's disappearance, when Inspector Uhl finds the paper with the detailed diagrams of Sophie's locket, all of the writing and drawings are completely different in the close-up of the diagrams, later at the stable. 151890 The Duchess arrives at Eisenheim's house horseback riding, her hair loose and messed up. She talks to him, kisses him, and a second later, when she enters the house her hair is perfectly brushed. 160871 When Eisenheim is at the Vienna rail station, catching his train after the Crown Prince has died, the overhead electric cables of the modern railway are visible in several shots.