The dark knight

Resource Information

The work The dark knight represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Dallas Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The dark knight

Statement of responsibility

Warner Bros. Pictures ; Legendary Pictures ; DC Comics ; directed by Christopher Nolan ; screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan ; story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer ; produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan ; executive producers, Benjamin Melniker and Michael E. Uslan, Kevin De La Noy, Thomas Tull ; director of photography, Wally Pfister ; a Syncopy production

Title variation

Batman, the dark knight

Creator

• Dark knight (Motion picture)

Contributor

• DC Comics, Inc
• Legendary Pictures
• Syncopy (Firm)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Bale, Christian, 1974-
• Caine, Michael
• Carbonell, Nestor, 1967-
• Coster, Ritchie
• Curnen, Monique Gabriela
• De La Noy, Kevin
• Dean, Ron
• Eckhart, Aaron
• Freeman, Morgan
• Goyer, David S
• Gyllenhaal, Maggie, 1977-
• Hall, Anthony Michael
• Howard, James Newton
• Kane, Bob
• Ledger, Heath, 1979-2008
• Melniker, Benjamin
• Murphy, Cillian, 1976-
• Ng, Chin Han, 1969-
• Nolan, Christopher, 1970-
• Nolan, Jonathan
• Oldman, Gary
• Pfister, Wally
• Roberts, Eric, 1956-
• Roven, Charles
• Szarabajka, Keith
• Thomas, Emma., (Motion picture producer)
• Tull, Thomas
• Uslan, Michael, 1951-
• Zimmer, Hans

Subject

• Action and adventure films
• Batman (Fictitious character) -- Drama
• Criminal behavior -- Drama
• Criminal investigation -- Drama
• Feature films
• Joker (Fictitious character) -- Drama
• Superhero films
• Thrillers (Television programs)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Action and adventure films
• Drama
• Feature films
• Superhero films
• Thrillers (Television programs)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves effective. But soon the three find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind, known as The Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces Batman closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante. -- container

Awards note

Golden Globes, 2009: Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture (Ledger); Academy Awards 2009, Best supporting actor, Heath Ledger.

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Production designer, Nathan Crowley ; editor, Lee Smith ; music by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard ; visual effects supervisor, Nick Davis ; special effects supervisor, Chris Corbould ; costume designer, Lindy Hemming

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of violence and some menace

Language note

In English, dubbed French, or dubbed Spanish with optional English (SDH), French or Spanish subtitles

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.D312 2008

PerformerNote

Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Ron Dean, Nestor Carbonell, Chin Han, Eric Roberts, Ritchie Coster, Anthony Michael Hall, Keith Szarabajka, Joshua Harto, Melinda McGraw, Nathan Gamble, Michael Jai White, Beatrice Rosen, Cillian Murphy

Runtime

153

Technique

live action