The Dark Knight

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Credits: Far Out / Warner Brothers Pictures
Genre
superhero, crime drama, action, thriller
Release Date
July 18th, 2008
Directed By
Christopher Nolan
Written By
Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan
Produced By
Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan
Starring
Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman
Length
152 minutes
Budget
$185 million
Box Office
Over $1.006 billion
Awards
Academy Award for 'Best Supporting Actor' , Academy Award for 'Best Sound Editing', Bafta Award for 'Best Supporting Actor'
Location
Chicago, Illinois; Hong Kong; London; the fictional Gotham City
Fiction
Yes
Summary
With the help of Lieutenant James Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle Gotham City's organised crime. Their efforts are threatened by the arrival of the Joker, a criminal mastermind who unleashes a wave of chaos across the city, forcing Batman to face his greatest psychological and moral challenge.
Fun Facts
Heath Ledger kept a diary while developing the Joker, drawing inspiration from sources including punk rock, comic books and 'A Clockwork Orange'. ### The film became the first superhero movie to earn more than $1 billion at the global box office. ### Heath Ledger posthumously became the first actor to win an Academy Award for a performance in a comic book film.
Related Movies
'Batman Begins', 'The Dark Knight Rises', 'Joker', 'The Batman', 'Heat'

‘The Dark Knight’ is a 2008 superhero crime drama directed by Christopher Nolan and based on the DC Comics character Batman.

The second instalment in Nolan’s acclaimed ‘Dark Knight Trilogy’, the film follows Batman as he faces the anarchic criminal mastermind known as the Joker, whose campaign of chaos pushes Gotham City to the brink.

Celebrated for its mature storytelling, ambitious action sequences and Heath Ledger’s iconic performance as the Joker, ‘The Dark Knight’ is widely regarded as one of the greatest superhero films ever made and a landmark in modern blockbuster cinema.

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'The Dark Knight' follows Batman's battle against the Joker, whose campaign of terror forces Gotham City's heroes to confront impossible moral dilemmas while fighting to save the city from chaos.
The film is praised for Christopher Nolan's direction, its grounded and emotionally complex storytelling, Heath Ledger's Oscar-winning performance as the Joker and its influence on superhero cinema.
The Joker is portrayed by Heath Ledger, whose acclaimed performance earned him a posthumous Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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