<P> In 1890s London , magician Robert Angier performs his trick , `` The Real Transported Man '' to a sold out theater . Rival magician Alfred Borden sneaks under the stage . At the trick 's culmination , Angier drops through a trap door and into a waiting water tank , where Borden watches him drown . </P>
<P> In 1890s London , magician Robert Angier performs his trick , `` The Real Transported Man '' to a sold out theater . Rival magician Alfred Borden sneaks under the stage . At the trick 's culmination , Angier drops through a trap door and into a waiting water tank , where Borden watches him drown . </P>
what year does the movie the prestige take place
what year does the movie the prestige take place
1890s
1890s