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The Dark Knight

Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: July 18, 2008

Summary: Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent Batman 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 reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker. (Warner Bros.)

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Runtime:	152 min
Rating:	Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and some menace.
Production:	Warner Bros. Pictures
Genres:	Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
Countries:	USA, UK
Languages:	English, Mandarin
Home Release Date:	Dec 9, 2008

Director	Credit
Christopher Nolan	Director

Writer	Credit
Bob Kane	Characters
Christopher Nolan	Story
David S. Goyer	Story
Jonathan Nolan	Screenplay

Principal Cast	Credit
Aaron Eckhart	Harvey Dent
Christian Bale	Bruce Wayne/Batman
Heath Ledger	Joker

Cast	Credit
Anthony Michael Hall	Mike Engel
Chin Han	Lau
Cillian Murphy	Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow
Eric Roberts	Salvatore Maroni
Gary Oldman	Gordon
Maggie Gyllenhaal	Rachel
Michael Caine	Alfred
Monique Gabriela Curnen	Det. Anna Ramirez
Morgan Freeman	Lucius Fox
Nestor Carbonell	Mayor Anthony Garcia
Ritchie Coster	The Chechen
Ron Dean	Det. Michael Wuertz

Producer	Credit
Benjamin Melniker	Executive Producer
Charles Roven	Producer
Christopher Nolan	Producer
Emma Thomas	Producer
Jordan Goldberg	Associate Producer
Kevin De La Noy	Executive Producer
Lorne Orleans	Producer
Michael E. Uslan	Executive Producer
Philip Lee	Line Producer: Hong Kong
Thomas Tull	Executive Producer