The dark knight / a Warner Bros. Picture presentation in association with Legendary Pictures, a Syncopy production, a film by Christopher Nolan ; DC Comics ; produced by Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas ; story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer ; screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan ; directed by Christopher Nolan.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 1000026372 | Warner Home Video1000026383 | Warner Home Video1000087869 | Warner Home Video3000019002 | Warner Home VideoLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French, Spanish Publisher: [Burbank, CA] : Warner Bros. Pictures, [2008]Distributor: [Burbank, CA] : Warner Home Video, [2008]Copyright date: Edition: Widescreen edDescription: 1 videodisc (153 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 1419861190
  • 9781419861192
Other title:
  • Also known as: Batman, the dark knight
  • French title: Chevalier noir
Uniform titles:
  • Dark knight (Motion picture)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43/72 22
LOC classification:
  • PN1997 .B3472 2008
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Wally Pfister ; production designer, Nathan Crowley ; editor, Lee Smith ; music by James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer ; costume designer, Lindy Hemming.
Awards:
  • Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Sound Editing, 2008.
Cast: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman.Summary: "The follow-up to 'Batman Begins' ... With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batham sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves effective. But soon the three find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind knows as The Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces Batman closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante ..."--Container notesSummary: With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman raises the stakes on his war on crime and sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city 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. The Joker, whose eerie grin and laughter characterize his emotional and mental instability, becomes a dangerous adversary that Batman seeks to stop at all costs.
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DVD, region 1, letterboxed widescreen format; dual layer format; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

English, French, or Spanish audio; English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the hearing impaired [SDH].

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Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman.

Director of photography, Wally Pfister ; production designer, Nathan Crowley ; editor, Lee Smith ; music by James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer ; costume designer, Lindy Hemming.

Based upon Batman character created by Bob Kane.

Based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.

MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of violence and some menace.

Canadian Home Video rating: PG.

"The follow-up to 'Batman Begins' ... With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batham sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves effective. But soon the three find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind knows as The Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces Batman closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante ..."--Container notes

With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman raises the stakes on his war on crime and sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city 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. The Joker, whose eerie grin and laughter characterize his emotional and mental instability, becomes a dangerous adversary that Batman seeks to stop at all costs.

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Sound Editing, 2008.

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