- "He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector. A dark knight."
- ―James Gordon to James Gordon Jr.[src]
The Dark Knight is a 2008 Film that is directed by Christopher Nolan, Cinematography by Wally Pfister, Produced by Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Composed by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard, screenplay by Jonathan and Christopher Nolan and story by David S. Goyer.
The film stars Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Ron Dean, Cillian Murphy, Chin Han, Nestor Carbonell, Eric Roberts, Ritchie Coster, Colin McFarlane, and Joshua Harto.
The film released on July 16th 2008 in theatres and grossed over $1 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing Batman film up until it's own sequel released, The Dark Knight Rises, which would surpass The Dark Knight as highest-grossing with just over 75 million. The film has a runtime of 152 minutes, or 2 hours and 32 minutes; and had a budget of somewhere between $180-185 million. The Dark Knight is the second instalment of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy; acting as a sequel to Batman Begins.
On July 19th 2012, a sequel to The Dark Knight and the final instalment of the Dark Knight Trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, would release in theatres.
Synopsis[]
When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.
Plot[]
In Gotham City, a group of criminals: Bozo, Dopey, Happy, Grumpy, and Chuckles, commit a bank robbery at the Gotham First National Bank. As the robbery takes place, each criminal double crosses and kills each other until only one is left alive: Bozo, who is ultimately revealed to be the mastermind of the entire robbery - the Joker.
The Gotham City Police Department continue their search for the Batman; however, public opinion stays divided on if the intentions of the vigilante are good or bad. Lieutenant James Gordon is among the public to believe in the Batman's cause - as he continues to aid the caped crusader in his efforts to stop crime in Gotham. Meanwhile, Chechen and Jonathan Crane, known by his alias: Scarecrow, conduct a meeting - which is interrupted by a group of armed men wearing Batman suits, who fail to take down the illegal operation, the vigilantes are merely saved by the newly-arrived Batman, who successfully apprehends Scarecrow, his gang, and the vigilantes.
Cast[]
- Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman
- Heath Ledger as Joker/Bozo
- Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/Two-Face
- Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth
- Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes
- Gary Oldman as James Gordon
- Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox
- Monique Gabriela Curnen as Anna Ramirez
- Ron Dean as Michael Wuertz
- Cillian Murphy as Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow
- Chin Han as Lau
- Nestor Carbonell as Anthony Garcia
- Eric Roberts as Sal Maroni
- Ritchie Coster as Chechen
- Colin McFarlane as Gillian Loeb
- Joshua Harto as Coleman Reese
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- The Dark Knight is Christopher Nolan's sixth film.
