The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight

USA
action - crime - drama - mystery

Runtime: 152 minutes
Production Year: 2008

Director: Christopher Nolan

Starring:

Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne / Batman)
Heath Ledger (The Joker)
Michael Caine (Alfred Pennyworth)
Maggie Gyllenhaal (Rachel Dawes)

The follow-up to the action hit ˝Batman Begins,˝ ˝The Dark Knight˝ reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in his continuing war on crime.

With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante.

Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger (˝Brokeback Mountain˝) stars as arch-villain The Joker, and Aaron Eckhart plays District Attorney Harvey Dent. Maggie Gyllenhaal joins the cast in the role of Rachel Dawes. Returning from ˝Batman Begins˝ are Gary Oldman as Lieutenant Jim Gordon; Oscar winner Michael Caine (˝The Cider House Rules˝) as Alfred; and Oscar winner Morgan Freeman (˝Million Dollar Baby˝) as Lucius Fox.

Cast: Aaron Eckhart (Harvey Dent / Two-Face), Gary Oldman (Lt. James Gordon), Morgan Freeman (Lucius Fox), Monique Curnen (Det. Ramirez), Ron Dean (Detective Wuertz), Cillian Murphy (Dr. Jonathan Crane), Chin Han (Lau), Nestor Carbonell (Mayor), Eric Roberts (Salvatore Maroni), Anthony Michael Hall (Mike Engel), more...

Crew: Studio: Warner Bros. , Screenplay: Christopher Nolan, Screenplay: Jonathan Nolan, Writer: Christopher Nolan, Writer: David S. Goyer, Writer: Bob Kane (characters), Executive producer: Kevin De La Noy, Executive producer: Benjamin Melniker, Producer: Christopher Nolan, Producer: Charles Roven, more...

Release Date: July 18, 2008  (USA)