Claim: The Illusionist was directed by an American.
Evidence: The Illusionist is a 2006 American romantic mystery film written and directed by Neil Burger and starring Edward Norton , Paul Giamatti , and Jessica Biel.
Neil Burger -LRB- born Neil Norman Burger -RRB- is an American film and television director , writer and producer known for the fake-documentary Interview with the Assassin -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , the period drama The Illusionist -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , Limitless -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , and the sci-fi action film Divergent -LRB- 2014 -RRB- , based on the dystopian novel of the same name by Veronica Roth.