The Dark Knight (2008) - film review

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The Dark Knight is an American thriller film first released in 2008, directed by Christopher Nolan. The film stars Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine and Maggie Gyllenhaal. It has also been released under the title: Batman: The Dark Knight. Our overall rating for this film is: very good.

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Credits

Director: Christopher Nolan
Script: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer, Bob Kane
Photo: Wally Pfister
Music: James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer
Cast: Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne), Heath Ledger (The Joker), Aaron Eckhart (Harvey Dent), Michael Caine (Alfred Pennyworth), Maggie Gyllenhaal (Rachel Dawes), Gary Oldman (James Gordon), Morgan Freeman (Lucius Fox), Monique Curnen (Det. Anna Ramirez), Ron Dean (Detective Wuertz), Cillian Murphy (Scarecrow), Chin Han (Lau), Nestor Carbonell (Mayor Anthony Garcia), Eric Roberts (Salvatore Maroni), Ritchie Coster (The Chechen), Anthony Michael Hall (Mike Engel), Keith Szarabajka (Detective Stephens), Colin McFarlane (Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb), Joshua Harto (Coleman Reese), Melinda McGraw (Barbara Gordon), Nathan Gamble (James Gordon Jr.), Michael Vieau (Al Rossi), Michael Stoyanov (Dopey), William Smillie (Happy), Danny Goldring (Grumpy), Michael Jai White (Gambol), Matthew O’Neill (Chuckles), William Fichtner (Bank Manager), Olumiji Olawumi (Drug Dealer), Gregory Beam (Drug Buyer), Erik Hellman (Junkie), Beatrice Rosen (Natascha), Vincenzo Nicoli (Crime Boss), Edison Chen (LSI VP), Nydia Rodriguez Terracina (Judge Surrillo), Andy Luther (Brian), James Farruggio (Man No. 1), Tom McElroy (Man No. 2), Will Zahrn (Assistant DA), James Fierro (Thug at Party), Patrick Leahy (Unintimidated Gentleman at Party), Sam Derence (Male Guest), Jennifer Knox (Female Guest), Patrick Clear (Judge Freel), Sarah Jayne Dunn (Maroni’s Mistress), Chucky Venice (Gambol’s Bodyguard #1), Winston Ellis (Gambol’s Bodyguard #2), David Dastmalchian (Joker’s Thug), Sophia Hinshelwood (Reporter), Keith Kupferer (Heckler), Joseph Luis Caballero (Cop Heckler), Richard Dillane (Acting Commissioner), Daryl Satcher (Officer at Intersection), Chris Petschler (Convoy Leader), Aidan Feore (Fat Thug), Philip Bulcock (Detective Murphy), Paul Birchard (Cop with Fat Thug), Walter Lewis (Medic), Vincent Riotta (Cop at 250 52nd St.), Nancy Crane (Nurse), K. Todd Freeman (Polk), Matt Shallenberger (Officer Berg), Michael Andrew Gorman (Cop at Hospital), Lanny Lutz (Bartender), Peter Defaria (Civilian), Matt Rippy (First Mate), Andrew Bicknell (Prison Ferry Pilot), Ariyon Bakare (Guard Commander), Doug Ballard (Businessman), Helene Wilson (Mother), Tommy Campbell (Passenger #1), Craig Heaney (Passenger #2), Lorna Gayle (Passenger #3), Lisa McAllister (Passenger #4), Peter Brooke (Passenger #5), Joshua Rollins (SWAT Sniper), Dale Rivera (SWAT Leader), Matthew Leitch (Prisoner on Ferry), Tommy ’Tiny’ Lister (Tattooed Prisoner), Thomas Gaitsch (Reporter #3), William Armstrong (Evans), Adam Kalesperis (Honor Guard Man), Tristan Tait (Uniform Cop), Bronson Webb (Bounty Hunter #1), David Ajala (Bounty Hunter #2), Gertrude Kyles (Fox’s Secretary), Jonathan Ryland (Passenger Ferry Pilot), James Scales (Guardsman), Nigel Carrington (Warden), Ian Pirie (Corrections Officer), Lateef Lovejoy (Prisoner #1), Grahame Edwards (Prisoner #2), Roger Monk (Prisoner #3), Ronan Summers (Prison Corrections Officer #2), Wai Wong (Hong Kong Detective), Michael Corey Foster (Honor Guard Leader), Hannah Gunn (Gordon’s Daughter), Brandon Lambdin (Armored Car SWAT), Tracy L. Aldaz (Emergency Medical Technician), Matthew W. Allen (Civilian), Martin Ballantyne (Joker’s Henchman), Debbi Burns (Bank Patron), Matt Cho (Lau Henchman), Henry Chu (Lau Henchman), Jazz Dhiman (Prisoner), Tony Domino (Press Conference Heckler), Gene Fojtik (Pedestrian), Reese Foster (Party Guest), Jason Frederick (Wayne Penthouse Party Guest), Darren Elliot Fulsher (Police), David Fultz (Pedestrian), Scott Ganyo (EMT), Marisol Giraud (Wayne Penthouse Party Guest), Tim Glanfield (Hostage), Kevin Hefner (SWAT member), Emily Margaret Heitzer (Student), Jor’don Hodges (Gotham City Police), John Hoving (Bank Vault Manager), Ramses Jimenez (National Guard), Bob Kaliebe (Police Officer), Nicky Katt (Shotgun SWAT), Mark Keiser (Business Man), Charles Kierscht (Guest at Bruce Wayne’s Penthouse), Thomas Kosik (Parade Police Officer), Michael Kuster (Wayne Penthouse Party Guest), Joseph Lazicki (Wayne Manor Party Guest), David Lesley (Detective), Deborah Lynn (Penthouse Partygoer), Jonathan Macchi (Wayne Penthouse Party Guest), Joseph Mazurk (Court Bailiff), Dean Mitchell (Firefighter), Stephen Modell (Prisoner), Rory Plante (Evacuating Hospital Patient), Buster Reeves (Joker’s Thug #2), Henry Sandifer (Bank Hostage), Jan Seybold (Secretary to D.A. Harvey Dent), Amit Shah (Party Guest), Vivek Shah (Middle Eastern Bank Hostage), Sofiya Smirnova (Evacuee), Bruce Spielbauer (High Ranking Police Official), Richard Strobel (Detective), John Thurner (Wayne Penthouse Party Guest), Tom Townsend (Gotham Cop), John Turk (Chechen Bodyguard), Mike Whyte (Gotham Police Officer), Erik A. Williams (Party Guest), Lisa Wolf (Business Woman), Kevin Zaideman (Party Staff)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 152 min
Aka: Batman: The Dark Knight; Rory’s First Kiss; The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience; Winter Green

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