The Dark Knight (2008)
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The Dark Knight is a superhero film directed, produced, and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is the second installment of Nolan’s The Dark Knight Trilogy and a sequel to 2005’s Batman Begins, starring Christian Bale and supported by Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Morgan Freeman. In the film, Bruce Wayne / Batman, Police Lieutenant James Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent form an alliance to dismantle organized crime in Gotham City, but are menaced by an anarchistic mastermind known as the Joker, who seeks to undermine Batman’s influence and turn the city to chaos.
Nolan’s inspiration for the film was the Joker’s comic book debut in 1940, the 1988 graphic novel The Killing Joke, and the 1996 series The Long Halloween, which retold Harvey Dent’s origin. The “Dark Knight” nickname was first applied to Batman in Batman #1 (1940), in a story written by Bill Finger.
A gang of criminals rob a Gotham City mob bank, murdering each other for a higher share until only the Joker remains; he escapes with the money. Batman, District Attorney Harvey Dent and Lieutenant Jim Gordon form an alliance to rid Gotham of organized crime. Bruce Wayne is impressed with Dent’s idealism and offers to support his career; he believes that, with Dent as Gotham’s protector, he can give up being Batman and lead a normal life with Rachel Dawes—even though she and Dent are dating.
Mob bosses Sal Maroni, Gambol, and the Chechen hold a videoconference with their corrupt accountant, Lau, who has taken their funds for safekeeping and fled to Hong Kong. The Joker interrupts, warns them that Batman is unhindered by the law, and offers to kill him in exchange for half of their money. The Joker kills Gambol and takes over his gang, and the mob ultimately decides to accept the offer.
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers: Jonathan Nolan (screenplay), Christopher Nolan (screenplay & story), David S. Goyer (story), Bob Kane (characters)
Stars: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman
►Cast:
| Christian Bale | … | Bruce Wayne |
| Heath Ledger | … | Joker |
| Aaron Eckhart | … | Harvey Dent |
| Michael Caine | … | Alfred |
| Maggie Gyllenhaal | … | Rachel |
| Gary Oldman | … | Gordon |
| Morgan Freeman | … | Lucius Fox |
| Monique Gabriela Curnen | … | Ramirez |
| Ron Dean | … | Wuertz |
| Cillian Murphy | … | Scarecrow |
| Chin Han | … | Lau |
| Nestor Carbonell | … | Mayor |
| Eric Roberts | … | Maroni |
| Ritchie Coster | … | Chechen |
| Anthony Michael Hall | … | Mike Engel |
| Keith Szarabajka | … | Stephens |
| Colin McFarlane | … | Loeb |
| Joshua Harto | … | Reese |
| Melinda McGraw | … | Barbara Gordon |
| Nathan Gamble | … | James Gordon, Jr. |
| Michael Vieau | … | 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 |
| Greg 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 | … | Gentleman at Party |
| Sam Derence | … | Male Guest |
| Jennifer Knox | … | Female Guest |
| Patrick Clear | … | Judge Freel |
| Sarah Jayne Dunn | … | Maroni’s Mistress |
| Charles Venn | … | Gambol’s Bodyguard (as Chucky Venn) |
| Winston Ellis | … | Gambol’s Bodyguard |
| 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 | … | 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 | … | 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 Maksoud | … | Mother (as Helene Wilson) |
| Tommy Campbell | … | Passenger |
| Craig Heaney | … | Passenger |
| Lorna Gayle | … | Passenger |
| Lisa McAllister | … | Passenger |
| Peter Brooke | … | Passenger |
| 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 |
| David Ajala | … | Bounty Hunter |
| Gertrude Mosley | … | Fox’s Secretary (as Gertrude Kyles) |
| Jonathan Ryland | … | Passenger Ferry Pilot |
| James Scales | … | Guardsman |
| Nigel Carrington | … | Warden |
| Ian Pirie | … | Corrections Officer |
| Lateef Lovejoy | … | Prisoner |
| Grahame Edwards | … | Prisoner |
| Roger Monk | … | Prisoner |
| Ronan Summers | … | Prisoner |
| Wai Wong | … | Hong Kong Detective |
| Michael Corey Foster | … | Honor Guard Leader |
| Hannah Gunn | … | Gordon’s Daughter |
| Brandon Lambdin | … | Armored Car SWAT |
| Jeff Albertson | … | National Guard / Police Officer |
| Tracy L. Aldaz | … | Emergency Medical Technician |
| Matthew W. Allen | … | Civilian |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia