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The Dark Knight(Movie, 2008)

PG-13

| 2h 32min | Genres: Drama, Action, Crime, Thriller

Rating: 4.3/5 (with 15,468 votes) 393

The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan from a screenplay co-written with his brother Jonathan. Based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, it is the sequel to Batman Begins (2005) and the second installment in The Dark Knight trilogy. The plot follows the vigilante Batman, police lieutenant James Gordon, and district attorney Harvey Dent, who form an alliance to dismantle organized crime in Gotham City. Their efforts are derailed by the Joker, an anarchistic mastermind who seeks to test how far Batman will go to save the city from chaos. The ensemble cast includes Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, ()

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Movie poster of The Dark Knight

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Available languages: English (Audio Description), English (Original)
Available subtitles: English
Duration: 2h 32min
Genres: Action \x26 Adventure / Film Noir
Keywords: Dark / Exciting
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Available languages: English (US), English (UK) [Audio Description]
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Available languages: English (US), English (UK) [Audio Description]
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Duration: 2h 32min

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Awards & Nominations for The Dark Knight

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Sound Editing MTV Movie Award for Best Villain National Board of Review: Top Ten Films nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography nominated for: Academy Award for Best Sound Editing nominated for: Academy Award for Best Film Editing nominated for: Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling nominated for: Academy Award for Best Production Design nominated for: Academy Award for Best Sound nominated for: Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

About The Dark Knight

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

Trailer for The Dark Knight + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Official Trailer(Trailer, 2:25)

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Official Trailer (Trailer) | Batman Becomes the Villain (Clip) | The Joker Visits Gotham Hospital Clip (Clip) | The Joker's Interrogation Clip (Clip) | Harvey Dent and The Joker Clip (Clip) | Mr. Reese's Plan Clip (Clip) | Best Joker Scenes in The Dark Knight (Featurette) | Deutscher Trailer (Trailer, DE) | THE DARK KNIGHT - Trailer Deutsch German (Trailer, DE) | Trailer 1 (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

Official websites:

thedarkknight.warnerbros.com

Production countries: United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Los Angeles (California), Chicago (Illinois), Hong Kong, Pinewood Studios

Plays in: Gotham City, Hong Kong

Based on the work of: Jeph Loeb ("Batman")

Derivative works/Adaptions: "The Dark Knight XXX: A Porn Parody" (find it on Amazon), "Gotham Tonight" (TV show/series, 2008-)

Made by: Legendary Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Comics, Syncopy, Isobel Griffiths Limited

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Translated into 42 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Bosnian (BS), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Estonian (ET), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Gallegan (GL), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Indonesian (ID), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Latvian (LV), Malayalam (ML), Burmese (MY), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Slovenian (SL), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 07/18/2008 (World premiere: 07/16/2008)

Appearing Characters: Batman, James Gordon, Joker, Scarecrow, Harvey Dent, Alfred Pennyworth, Lucius Fox, Rachel Dawes, Bruce Wayne, Gillian B. Loeb, Sal Maroni, Coleman Reese, Gambol

Dedicated to: Heath Ledger

Cast: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Eric Roberts, Colin McFarlane, Chin Han, Anthony Michael Hall, Melinda McGraw, Nathan Gamble, Nestor Carbonell, Cillian Murphy, Keith Szarabajka, Michael Jai White, Beatrice Rosen, William Fichtner, Ritchie Coster, Edison Chen, Nicky Katt, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Tommy Lister Jr., Sarah Jayne Dunn, Vincent Riotta, David Dastmalchian, Richard Dillane, Joshua Harto

Creator: Christopher Nolan

Director: Christopher Nolan

Producer: Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan

Screenwriter: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, Bob Kane, David S. Goyer, Bill Finger

Executive Producer: Benjamin Melniker

Film Editor: Lee Smith

Director of Photography: Wally Pfister

Composer: Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard

Performer: Hans Zimmer

Costume designer: Lindy Hemming

Production Designer: Nathan Crowley

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"蝙蝠侠2：黑暗骑士"

"蝙蝠侠前传2：黑暗骑士"

"黑暗骑士"

"Batman - The Dark Knight"

"El caballero oscuro"

"Batman, Le Chevalier Noir"

"蝙蝠俠：黑夜之神"

"سوارچاكی تاریكی"

"ダークナイト：2008"

"배트맨 다크 나이트"

"Mroczny Rycerz"

"Темный рыцарь"

"Batman II: The Dark Knight"

"Batman: The Dark Knight"

"The Dark Knight 2: The Dark Knight"

"Hiệp Sĩ Bóng Đêm"

Keywords: crime fighter, super power, super villain, sadism, based on comic, vigilante, superhero, scarecrow, criminal mastermind, tragic hero, joker, secret identity, chaos, organized crime, anti hero, anti villain

Budget: 185,000,000 USD

Revenue: 1,004,558,444 USD (= 543%)

3 movies in the The Dark Knight Collection

2005 Batman Begins

2008 The Dark Knight

2012 The Dark Knight Rises

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