L iving ▁people ▁Category : A fg han ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : Spe en ▁G har ▁Region ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : Place ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Sor cer er ' s ▁App rent ice ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁American ▁action - f ant asy ▁film ▁produced ▁by ▁Jerry ▁Bru ck heimer , ▁directed ▁by ▁Jon ▁T urt elta ub , ▁and ▁released ▁by ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁Pictures , ▁the ▁team ▁behind ▁the ▁National ▁Tre asure ▁franch ise . ▁The ▁film ▁stars ▁Nicolas ▁C age , ▁Jay ▁Bar uch el , ▁Alfred ▁Mol ina , ▁Ter esa ▁Pal mer , ▁and ▁Mon ica ▁Bell ucci . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁a ▁segment ▁in ▁Disney ' s ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁film ▁Fant asia ▁called ▁The ▁Sor cer er ' s ▁App rent ice ▁st arring ▁Mic key ▁Mouse ▁( with ▁one ▁scene ▁being ▁an ▁extensive ▁reference ▁to ▁it ), ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁late - 1 8 9 0 s ▁sym ph onic ▁poem ▁by ▁Paul ▁D uk as ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 7 9 7 ▁Johann ▁Wolfgang ▁von ▁Go ethe ▁ball ad . ▁B alth azar ▁Bla ke ▁( N icol as ▁C age ), ▁a ▁" Mer line an ", ▁is ▁a ▁sor cer er ▁in ▁modern - day ▁Manh attan , ▁fighting ▁against ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁evil , ▁in ▁particular ▁his ▁nem esis , ▁Maxim ▁Hor v ath ▁( Al fred ▁Mol ina