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THE DARK KNIGHT

RATED PG-13  |  152 MINUTES  |  JULY 18, 2008

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With the help of allies Lt. Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and DA Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman (Christian Bale) has been able to keep a tight lid on crime in Gotham City. But when a vile young criminal calling himself the Joker (Heath Ledger) suddenly throws the town into chaos, the caped Crusader begins to tread a fine line between heroism and vigilantism.

CAST AND CREW

Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne in The Dark Knight

CHRISTIAN BALE

BRUCE WAYNE

Michael Caine as Alfred in The Dark Knight

MICHAEL CAINE

ALFRED

Heath Ledger as Joker in The Dark Knight

HEATH LEDGER

JOKER

Gary Oldman as Gordon in The Dark Knight

GARY OLDMAN

GORDON

Aaron Eckhardt as Harvey Dent in The Dark Knight

AARON ECKHARDT

HARVEY DENT

Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel in The Dark Knight

MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL

RACHEL

Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox in The Dark Knight

MORGAN FREEMAN

LUCIUS FOX

Monique Gabriela Curnen as Ramirez in The Dark Knight

MONIQUE GABRIELA CURNEN

RAMIREZ

Ron Dean as Wuertz in The Dark Knight

RON DEAN

WUERTZ

Nestor Carbonell as Mayor in The Dark Knight

NESTOR CARBONELL

MAYOR

Chin Han as Lau in The Dark Knight

CHIN HAN

LAU

Eric Roberts as Maroni in The Dark Knight

ERIC ROBERTS

MARONI

Richie Coster as Chechen in The Dark Knight

RICHIE COSTER

CHECHEN

Anthony Michael Hall as Engel in The Dark Knight

ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL

ENGEL

Keith Szarabajka as Stephens in The Dark Knight

KEITH SZARABAJKA

STEPHENS

Joshua Harto as Reese in The Dark Knight

JOSHUA HARTO

REESE

Melinda McGraw as Barbara Gordon in The Dark Knight

MELINDA MCGRAW

BARBARA GORDON

Nathan Gamble in James Gordon in The Dark Knight

NATHAN GAMBLE

JAMES GORDON

Michael Jai White as Gambol in The Dark Knight

MICHAEL JAI WHITE

GAMBOL

Beatrice Rosen as Natascha in The Dark Knight

BEATRICE ROSEN

NATASCHA

CAST AND CREW

DIRECTOR

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN

SCREENPLAY

JONATHAN NOLAN
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN

STORY

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN
DAVID S. GOYER

PRODUCERS

EMMA THOMAS
CHARLES ROVEN
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS

BENJAMIN MELNIKER
MICHAEL E. USLAN
KEVIN DE LA NOY
THOMAS TULL

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

WALLY PFISTER, A.S.C.

PRODUCTION DESIGNER

NATHAN CROWLEY

EDITOR

LEE SMITH, A.C.E.

MUSIC

HANS ZIMMER
JAMES NEWTON HOWARD

CASTING

JOHN PAPSIDERA, C.S.A.

COSTUME DESIGNER

LINDY HEMMING

VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR

NICK DAVIS

VIDEOS

PLAYLIST

9 Videos

BOX OFFICE

$185 million

ESTIMATED BUDGET

$534,858,444

DOMESTIC REVENUE

$471,115,201

INTERNATIONAL REVENUE

$1,005,973,645

WORLDWIDE REVENUE

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