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Overview

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Director:
Christopher Nolan
Writers (WGA):
Jonathan Nolan (screenplay) and
Christopher Nolan (screenplay) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
18 July 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Why So Serious? more
Plot:
Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent are forced to deal with the chaos unleashed by an anarchist mastermind known only as the Joker, as it drives each of them to their limits. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 76 wins & 58 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(5056 articles)
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User Comments:
The Dark Masterpiece more (3221 total)
US TV Schedule:
Sun. Dec. 1311:30 AMHBO   

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Christian Bale ... Bruce Wayne / Batman

Heath Ledger ... The Joker

Aaron Eckhart ... Harvey Dent / Two-Face

Michael Caine ... Alfred Pennyworth

Maggie Gyllenhaal ... Rachel Dawes

Gary Oldman ... James Gordon

Morgan Freeman ... Lucius Fox

Monique Gabriela Curnen ... Det. Anna Ramirez
Ron Dean ... Det. Michael Wuertz

Cillian Murphy ... Jonathan Crane / The Scarecrow

Chin Han ... Lau

Nestor Carbonell ... Mayor Anthony Garcia

Eric Roberts ... Salvatore Maroni
Ritchie Coster ... The Chechen

Anthony Michael Hall ... Mike Engel
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Batman Begins 2 (USA) (working title)
Batman: The Dark Knight (USA) (informal title)
Rory's First Kiss (USA) (fake working title)
The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
Untitled Batman Begins Sequel (USA) (working title)
Winter Green (USA) (fake working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and some menace.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
152 min
Country:
USA | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.44 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS | Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)
Certification:
Ireland:15A | UK:12A | Australia:M | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Brazil:12 | Netherlands:16 | Malaysia:U | Argentina:13 | Iceland:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Peru:14 | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Ontario) | Sweden:15 | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44427) | Portugal:M/12 | South Africa:13V | Denmark:15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Finland:K-13 | India:UA | Mexico:B | France:U | Italy:T | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Germany:16 | Greece:K-13 | Austria:14 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Spain:13 | Australia:MA (original DVD rating)
Filming Locations:
Atwood Cafe - 1 W Washington St, Chicago, Illinois, USA more
Company:
Warner Bros. Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This is the fourth time a film based on a comic has been nominated for a best supporting actor Academy Award. The first was Al Pacino for Dick Tracy (1990), but he didn't win. The second was Paul Newman, who was nominated for his role in Road to Perdition (2002), which was based on a graphic novel by Max Allan Collins and Richard Piers Rayner. The third was William Hurt, who was nominated for A History of Violence (2005), based on a graphic novel written by John Wagner and illustrated by Vince Locke. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Before leaving the bank, the Joker connects a line attached to the pin of the smoke bomb to the bus. As the bus leaves the bank, the pin should be dragged out behind it, but instead is pulled out and simply falls to the ground. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Grumpy: [before a bank heist] Three of a kind, let's do this.
Chuckles: That's it, three guys?
Grumpy: Two guys on the roof. Every guy gets a share. Five shares is plenty.
Chuckles: Six shares, don't forget the guy who planned the job.
Grumpy: He thinks he can sit it out and still take a slice? I know why they call him "The Joker."
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Batbabe: The Dark Nightie (2009) (V) more
Soundtrack:
4 A Moment of Silence more

FAQ

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Does Batgirl appear in this movie? A "Barbara Gordon" is listed in the cast.
How does Two-Face come to be the way he is?
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User Comments

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2065 out of 2989 people found the following comment useful.
The Dark Masterpiece, 12 July 2008
10/10
Author: Chilenazo from Chile

An imperishable, spectacular and chaotically-brilliant movie. The Dark Knight possesses the essence that should always exist in the handover from comics to the big screen. Sequence after sequence, this is the absolute glory. A great movie that does not give a single frame to breathe. An ode to chaos and anarchy, while shares are confronted inevitably lead to a path dirty, black and hostile. A real Gotham City, dominated by fear.

This is the best film of the year. Simply, ladies and gentlemen, The Dark Knight belongs to a category where no comic adaptation could enter before.

Thanks Christopher Nolan. Simply, thank you for a film that's a lot more than the typical film based on comic books.

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