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| − | '''The Dark Knight''' is a 2008 [[superhero]] film, directed by Christopher Nolan as a sequel to his earlier film, ''[[Batman Begins]]''. [[Heath Ledger]] in his last completed performance portrayed [[Joker (comics)|the Joker]] as a dark, insane criminal. Ledger [http://www.conservapedia.com/Hollywood_values#Deaths | + | '''The Dark Knight''' is a 2008 [[superhero]] film, directed by Christopher Nolan as a sequel to his earlier film, ''[[Batman Begins]]''. [[Heath Ledger]] in his last completed performance portrayed [[Joker (comics)|the Joker]] as a dark, insane criminal. Ledger [http://www.conservapedia.com/Hollywood_values#Deaths died during post-production] and won a posthumous [[Academy Award]] for Best Supporting Actor. The film also won another Oscar for Best Achievement in Sound Editing and was nominated for another six Academy Awards. The film was rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and some menace. It is also considered to be one of the [[Essay:Greatest Conservative Movies|best conservative movies]] due to its message of not yielding to terrorists. |
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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*[[Morgan Freeman]] as [[Lucius Fox]] | *[[Morgan Freeman]] as [[Lucius Fox]] | ||
*[[Maggie Gylenhaal]] as [[Rachel Dawes]] | *[[Maggie Gylenhaal]] as [[Rachel Dawes]] | ||
| − | *[[Gary Oldman]] as | + | *[[Gary Oldman]] as Commissioner [[James Gordon]] |
*[[Eric Roberts]] as [[Sal Maroni]] | *[[Eric Roberts]] as [[Sal Maroni]] | ||
*[[Cillian Murphy]] as the [[Scarecrow]]/Dr. Jonathan Crane | *[[Cillian Murphy]] as the [[Scarecrow]]/Dr. Jonathan Crane | ||
| − | {{DEFAULTSORT: Dark Knight, The}} | + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Dark Knight, The}} |
| − | [[Category: Movies]] | + | [[Category:Movies]] |
| − | [[Category: Comic Book Movies]] | + | [[Category:Comic Book Movies]] |
| − | [[Category: Greatest Conservative Movies]] | + | [[Category:Greatest Conservative Movies]] |
Revision as of 13:00, June 27, 2016
| Batman Begins | |
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| Directed by | Christopher Nolan |
| Produced by | Kevin De La Noy Benjamin Melniker Christopher Nolan Lorne Orleans Charles Roven Emma Thomas Thomas Tull Michael E. Uslan |
| Written by | Bob Kane (original) David S. Goyer Christopher Nolan Jonathan Nolan |
| Starring | Christian Bale Heath Ledger Aaron Ekhart Michael Caine Maggie Gyllenhaal Gary Oldman Morgan Freeman |
| Music by | Hans Zimmer James Newton Howard |
| Cinematography | Wally Pfister |
| Editing by | Lee Smith |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
| Release date(s) | July 18, 2008 |
| Running time | 152 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Batman Begins |
| Followed by | The Dark Knight Rises |
| IMDb profile | |
The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film, directed by Christopher Nolan as a sequel to his earlier film, Batman Begins. Heath Ledger in his last completed performance portrayed the Joker as a dark, insane criminal. Ledger died during post-production and won a posthumous Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film also won another Oscar for Best Achievement in Sound Editing and was nominated for another six Academy Awards. The film was rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and some menace. It is also considered to be one of the best conservative movies due to its message of not yielding to terrorists.
Cast
- Christian Bale as Batman/Bruce Wayne
- Heath Ledger as the Joker
- Aaron Eckhart as Two-Face/Harvey Dent
- Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth
- Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox
- Maggie Gylenhaal as Rachel Dawes
- Gary Oldman as Commissioner James Gordon
- Eric Roberts as Sal Maroni
- Cillian Murphy as the Scarecrow/Dr. Jonathan Crane