The Dark Knight

Batman Begins

Directed by  |  Christopher Nolan
Produced by  |  Kevin De La Noy
Benjamin Melniker
Christopher Nolan
Lorne Orleans
Charles Roven
Emma Thomas
Thomas Tull
Michael E. Uslan
Written by  |  Bob Kane (original)
David S. Goyer
Christopher Nolan
Jonathan Nolan
Starring  |  Christian Bale
Heath Ledger
Aaron Ekhart
Michael Caine
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Gary Oldman
Morgan Freeman
Music by  |  Hans Zimmer
James Newton Howard
Cinematography  |  Wally Pfister
Editing by  |  Lee Smith
Distributed by  |  Warner Bros.
Release date(s)  |  July 18, 2008
Running time  |  152 min
Country  |  United States
Language  |  English
Preceded by  |  Batman Begins
Followed by  |  The Dark Knight Rises
IMDb profile

The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film, directed by Christopher Nolan as a sequel to his earlier film, Batman Begins. Heath Ledger in his last completed performance portrayed the Joker as a dark, insane criminal with anarchistic and nihilistic tendencies. Ledger died during post-production and won a posthumous Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film also won another Oscar for Best Achievement in Sound Editing and was nominated for another six Academy Awards. The film was rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and some menace. It is also considered to be one of the best conservative movies due to its message of not yielding to terrorists.

## Cast[edit]

* Christian Bale as Batman/Bruce Wayne
* Heath Ledger as the Joker
* Aaron Eckhart as Two-Face/Harvey Dent
* Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth
* Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox
* Maggie Gylenhaal as Rachel Dawes
* Gary Oldman as Commissioner James Gordon
* Eric Roberts as Sal Maroni
* Cillian Murphy as the Scarecrow/Dr. Jonathan Crane