The Dark knight [videorecording] / a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation in association with Legendary Pictures, a Syncopy production, a film by Christopher Nolan ; DC Comics ; produced by Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas ; story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer ; screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan ; directed by Christopher Nolan.

Batman: the Dark Knight (other title)

Bale, Christian, 1974- (Added Author). Caine, Michael. (Added Author). Curnen, Monique Gabriela. (Added Author). Dean, Ron. (Added Author). Eckhart, Aaron. (Added Author). Freeman, Morgan. (Added Author). Goyer, David S. (Added Author). Gyllenhaal, Maggie, 1977- (Added Author). Howard, James Newton. (Added Author). Kane, Bob. (Added Author). Ledger, Heath, 1979-2008 (Added Author). Murphy, Cillian, 1976- (Added Author). Nolan, Christopher, 1970- (Added Author). Nolan, Jonathan. (Added Author). Oldman, Gary. (Added Author). Roven, Charles. (Added Author). Thomas, Emma. (Added Author). Zimmer, Hans. (Added Author). DC Comics, Inc. (Added Author). Legendary Pictures. (Added Author). Syncopy (Firm) (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Ron Dean, Cillian Murphy. (Cast).

Summary:

With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman raises the stakes on his war on crime and 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 a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker. The Joker, whose eerie grin, laughter, and inhuman morality makes him dangerous. Batman seeks to stop the mysterious Joker at all costs. He has no method at all and seeks to see the world plunge into the fire he has yet to light. But, Batman has come to represents the symbol of hope.

Record details

ISBN: 1419872141
ISBN: 9781419872143
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (153 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Full screen
Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, [2008]
Copyright: ©2008

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the characters created by Bob Kane and published by DC Comics. Full screen presentation.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Wally Pfister ; production designer, Nathan Crowley ; editor, Lee Smith ; music by James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer ; costume designer, Lindy Hemming.
Participant or Performer Note:	Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Ron Dean, Cillian Murphy.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of violence and some menace.
System Details Note:	DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:	English, French, or Spanish audio; English, French, or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.