The Illusionist was so well-played/written/directed/produced, I almost got up off the couch to give it a standing ovation.

Describing its goodness in full–however–would ruin the experience for you, but I can give you all of the ingredients so that you can still enjoy watching them mix:

Cast

Tom Fisher - Willigut
Paul Giamatti - Inspector Uhl
Karl Johnson - Doctor/Old Man
Rufus Sewell - Crown Prince Leopold
Jake Wood - Jurka
Edward Norton - Eisenheim
Jessica Biel - Duchess Sophie von Teschen
Eddie Marsan - Josef Fischer
Aaron Johnson - Young Eisenheim
Eleanor Tomlinson - Young Sophie

Production Crew

Stefan Kovacik - Art Director
Vlasta Svoboda - Art Director
Deborah Aquila - Casting
Nina Gold - Casting
Tricia Wood - Casting
Dick Pope - Cinematographer
Matthew Stillman - Co-producer
Thomas Karnowski - Co-producer
Tom Minkowski - Co-producer
Philip Glass - Composer (Music Score)
Ngila Dickson - Costume Designer
Neil Burger - Director
Naomi Geraghty - Editor
Jane Garnett - Executive Producer
Joey Horvitz - Executive Producer
Ted Liebowitz - Executive Producer
Tom Nunan - Executive Producer
Jan Mensik - First Assistant Director
Kieron Phipps - First Assistant Director
Bob Yari - Producer
Brian Koppelman - Producer
Cathy Schulman - Producer
David Levien - Producer
Michael London - Producer
Ondrej Nekvasil - Production Designer
Neil Burger - Screenwriter
Petra Habova - Set Decorator
Steven Millhauser - Short Story Author
Michael Bobcock - Sound/Sound Designer
Petr Forejt - Sound/Sound Designer
Vulcan Effects - Special Effects
Rudolf Tudzaroff - Special Effects Supervisor
J.Paul Huntsman - Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Weber - Technical Advisor
Ricky Jay - Technical Advisor
Universal Production Partners Prague - Visual Effects
Viktor Muller - Visual Effects Supervisor