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The Dark Knight (2008) [PG-13]

Featuring:
Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart

Written by:
Jonathan Nolan
Christopher Nolan
David S. Goyer

Directed by:
Christopher Nolan


Release Date:
July 16, 2008

Original Title:
The Dark Knight

Alternate Titles:
Batman (El caballero oscuro) - 2. El caballero oscuro
Batman - The Dark Knight
Batman II: The Dark Knight
Batman, Le Chevalier Noir
Batman: The Dark Knight
El caballero oscuro
Hiệp Sĩ Bóng Đêm
Mroczny Rycerz
The Dark Knight 2: The Dark Knight
Темный рыцарь
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سوارچاكی تاریكی
შავი მხედარი
ダークナイト：2008
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Genres:
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Production Companies:
DC
Legendary Pictures
Syncopy
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries:
United Kingdom | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AE: 16+  AR: +13|13  AT: 14  AU: M  BE: 16  BG: C  BR: 12  CA: 14A  CH: 14  CO: 7  CZ: 18+  DE: 16  DK: 15  ES: 16  FI: K-12  FR: 12  GB: 12A|12  GR: K-13  HK: IIB  HU: 16  IE: 15A  IN: UA   IS: 12  IT: T  JP: G  KR: 15  MT: PG  MX: B  MY: U  NL: 16|12  NO: 15  NZ: M  PE: 14  PH: R-13  PL: 16  PT: M/12  RO: 18  RU: 12+  SE: 15  SG: PG  SK: 15  TH: 15  TR: 16+   TW: 保護級  US: PG-13  ZA: 13 

Runtime: 152

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Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Overview from Open Movies

Set within a year after the events of Batman Begins (2005), Batman, Lieutenant James Gordon, and new District Attorney Harvey Dent successfully begin to round up the criminals that plague Gotham City, until a mysterious and sadistic criminal mastermind known only as "The Joker" appears in Gotham, creating a new wave of chaos. Batman's struggle against The Joker becomes deeply personal, forcing him to "confront everything he believes" and improve his technology to stop him. A love triangle develops between Bruce Wayne, Dent, and Rachel Dawes.

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Rankings and Honors

The Dark Knight (2008) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 9.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes 94%
Metacritic 84/100
Awards Won: Won 2 Oscars. 164 wins & 165 nominations total

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Production

"A" Camera Operator:
Bob Gorelick

ADR Supervisor:
Linda Folk

Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Doug Hemphill

Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects:
Jim Boulden

Art Department Coordinator:
Jenne Lee

Art Direction:
Mark Bartholomew
James Hambidge
Craig Jackson
Steven Lawrence
Naaman Marshall

Assistant Art Director:
Phillis Lehmer

Assistant Editor:
Donald Likovich
Scott Wesley Ross

Associate Producer:
Jordan Goldberg

Casting:
John Papsidera
Nicholas Gall
Lucinda Syson

Characters:
Bob Kane

Clapper Loader:
Ben Perry
Steve Evans

Color Timer:
David Orr

Compositing Artist:
Dan Snape

Compositing Supervisor:
Jonathan Fawkner

Concept Artist:
Rob Bliss

Costume Design:
Lindy Hemming

Costume Supervisor:
Dan Grace

Dialogue Editor:
Michael Magill
Hugo Weng

Director:
Christopher Nolan

Director of Photography:
Wally Pfister

Editor:
Lee Smith

Executive Producer:
Thomas Tull
Michael Uslan
Kevin De La Noy
Benjamin Melniker

Fight Choreographer:
Justo Dieguez

First Assistant "A" Camera:
Bob Hall

First Assistant "B" Camera:
Stephen Wong

First Assistant Director:
Nilo Otero

Focus Puller:
Brad Larner

Foley:
Alyson Dee Moore

Grip Production Assistant:
Robert Stoneman

Hair Department Head:
Janice Alexander

Hairstylist:
Deena Adair
Kimberley Spiteri

In Memory Of:
Heath Ledger
Conway Wickliffe

Makeup & Hair:
Peter Robb-King

Makeup Artist:
Deborah K. Dee
Alma Izquierdo
Jenny Sharpe
Sue Robb-King
John Caglione Jr.
Nancy Hancock

Music Editor:
Alex Gibson
Daniel Pinder

Negative Cutter:
Mo Henry

Orchestrator:
Brad Dechter
Jeff Atmajian
Bruce Fowler
Kevin Kaska

Original Music Composer:
Hans Zimmer
James Newton Howard

Post Production Supervisor:
David E. Hall

Producer:
Christopher Nolan
Charles Roven
Emma Thomas

Production Assistant:
PJ Fishwick

Production Design:
Nathan Crowley

Production Sound Mixer:
Ed Novick

Production Supervisor:
Geoff Dibben
Thomas Hayslip

Prosthetic Supervisor:
Conor O'Sullivan

Publicist:
Dennis Davidson

Scoring Mixer:
Daniel Wehr

Screenplay:
Jonathan Nolan
Christopher Nolan

Script Supervisor:
Steve Gehrke

Second Assistant "A" Camera:
Daniel C. McFadden

Second Assistant "B" Camera:
Dan Schroer

Second Assistant Director:
Brandon Lambdin

Set Costumer:
Patrick Caulfield
Lee Croucher
Esther St John Gray
Brendan Handscombe
Gina Panno

Set Decoration:
Peter Lando

Set Dresser:
Fred M. Ortiz

Set Production Assistant:
Rudra Banerji
Rebecca Steel Roven

Sound Designer:
Richard King
Hamilton Sterling

Sound Effects Editor:
Michael W. Mitchell
Michael Babcock

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Lora Hirschberg
Gary Rizzo

Special Effects Supervisor:
Chris Corbould

Standby Art Director:
Neal Callow
Ashley Winter

Steadicam Operator:
Bob Gorelick

Still Photographer:
Stephen Vaughan

Story:
David S. Goyer
Christopher Nolan

Stunt Coordinator:
Tom Struthers
Paul Jennings
Rick LeFevour

Stunt Double:
Sarah Franzl

Stunts:
Jennifer Lamb
Linda Perlin
Natalie M. Meyer
Marie Fink
Jim Wilkey
Mark Mottram
Rick Avery
Tom McComas
Brian Christensen
Jessie Graff
George Cottle
David Gere
Brian Peters
Rich Wilkie
Pete Ford
Cristian Knight

Supervising Art Director:
Kevin Kavanaugh
Simon Lamont

Supervising Sound Editor:
Richard King

Thanks:
Richard M. Daley

Unit Production Manager:
Kevin De La Noy
Susan Towner
Jan Foster

Unit Publicist:
Mira Husseini

Visual Effects:
Craig Lyn

Visual Effects Designer:
Ben Shepherd

Visual Effects Producer:
François-Xavier Aubague
Matthew Holben
Alain Lalanne
Lorna Paterson
David Sanger
Joyce Cox

Visual Effects Supervisor:
Pierre Buffin
Paul J. Franklin
Ian Hunter
Tim Webber
Nick Davis

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