Summary
Christopher Nolan steps back into the director's chair for this sequel to Batman Begins, which finds the titular superhero coming face to face with his greatest nemesis -- the dreaded Joker. Christian Bale returns to the role of Batman, Maggie Gyllenhaal takes over the role of Rachel Dawes (played by Katie Holmes in Batman Begins), and Brokeback Mountain star Heath Ledger dons the ghoulishly gleeful Joker makeup previously worn by Jack Nicholson and Cesar Romero. Just as it begins to appear as if Batman, Lt. James Gordon (Gary Oldman), and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) are making headway in their tireless battle against the criminal element, a maniacal, wisecracking fiend plunges the streets of Gotham City into complete chaos. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Batman
-- (Fictitious character)
-- Drama.
Joker -- (Fictitious character) -- Drama. Criminal behavior -- Drama. Criminal investigation -- Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Superhero films. Action and adventure films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Fantasy films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Burbank, CA :Warner Bros. Entertainment :2008 Distributed by Warner Home Video, |
| Edition | Blu-ray, Widescreen. |
| Contributors |
Nolan, Christopher,
1970- screenwriter, producer, director. Goyer, David S., screenwriter. Nolan, Jonathan, screenwriter. Roven, Charles, producer. Thomas, Emma, producer. Bale, Christian, 1974- actor. Caine, Michael, actor. Ledger, Heath, 1979-2008, actor. Oldman, Gary, actor. Eckhart, Aaron, actor. Gyllenhaal, Maggie, 1977- actor. Freeman, Morgan, actor. Zimmer, Hans, composer. Howard, James Newton, composer. Kane, Bob, contributor. Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), production company. Legendary Pictures, production company. Syncopy (Firm), production company. Warner Bros. Entertainment, publisher. Warner Home Video (Firm), publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman. |
| Other Contributors |
Music, Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard ; costume designer, Lindy Hemming ; editor, Lee Smith ; production designer, Nathan Crowley ; director of photography, Wally Pfister. |
| Audience |
Rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of violence and some menace. |
| Language |
English French Spanish In English, French, or Spanish with optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Notes |
Title from container. Based on the characters created by Bob Kane. Special features include: Gotham uncovered : creation of a scene; Batman tech : the incredible gadgets and tools; Batman unmasked : the psychology of The dark knight; 6 episodes of Gotham tonight; Joker cards; concept art; poster art; production stills; trailers; TV spots. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray Disc; widescreen (variable 2.4:1 and 1.78:1) presentation; 1080p high definition; Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital 5.1. Blu-ray Disc requires a Blu-ray Disc player. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (153 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 9781419861208 1419861204 |
| Other | Classic View |