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2 unusual facts about Neil Burger


Alan Glynn

His first novel, The Dark Fields, was made into a film in 2011 by Neil Burger as Limitless.

Patrizia von Brandenstein

Director Neil Burger, in his DVD commentary for Limitless, singles out von Brandenstein for her excellent work on the film.


Zoetrope: All-Story

Steven Millhauser's story "Eisenheim the Illusionist," which inspired Neil Burger's 2006 film The Illusionist, Alice Munro's story "The Bear Came Over The Mountain," which Sarah Polley adapted into the film Away From Her in 2006, and Wes Anderson's screenplay for the short film Hotel Chevalier in Winter 2007 are recent examples of All-Storys Classic Reprint.


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