The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

(2008)

Tagline

Why So Serious?

Starring

Christian Bale Heath Ledger Maggie Gyllenhaal Aaron Eckhart Morgan Freeman

Director

Christopher Nolan

Genre

Drama Action Crime

Running Time

152 minutes

The Dark Knight

Overview

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.

Released

24 July 2008

Budget

£185,000,000

Revenue

£1,001,921,825

Language

English Mandarin

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures Legendary Pictures DC Comics Syncopy

Country of Origin

United Kingdom United States of America

Cast

Christian Bale...Batman
Heath Ledger...Joker
Maggie Gyllenhaal...Rachel Dawes
Aaron Eckhart...Harvey Dent
Morgan Freeman...Lucius Fox
Gary Oldman...James Gordon
Michael Caine...Alfred
Eric Roberts...Sal Maroni
Michael Jai White...Gambol
James Smith...Tommy
Monique Gabriela Curnen...Det. Anna Ramirez
Ron Dean...Det. Michael Wuertz
Cillian Murphy...Jonathan Crane / The Scarecrow
Chin Han...Lau
Ritchie Coster...The Chechen
Anthony Michael Hall...Mike Engel
Keith Szarabajka...Det. Gerard Stephens
Colin McFarlane...Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb
Edison Chen...LSI VP
Nestor Carbonell...Mayor Anthony Garcia

Crew

Christopher Nolan...Director
Christopher Nolan...Story
Christopher Nolan...Screenplay
David S. Goyer...Story
James Newton Howard...Original Music Composer
Wally Pfister...Director of Photography
Charles Roven...Producer
Emma Thomas...Producer
Hans Zimmer...Original Music Composer
Jonathan Nolan...Screenplay
Christopher Nolan...Producer