The Dark Knight (2008)

Director:

Christopher Nolan

Writers (WGA):

Jonathan Nolan (screenplay) and
Christopher Nolan (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

18 July 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Why So Serious?

Plot:

Batman and James Gordon join forces with Gotham's new District Attorney, Harvey Dent, to take on a psychotic bank robber known as The Joker, whilst other forces plot against them, and Joker's crimes grow more and more deadly.

Plot Keywords:

Motorcycle | Police Commissioner | One Man Army | Insanity | Psychopath

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

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Cast

Christian Bale	...	Bruce Wayne / Batman
Heath Ledger	...	The Joker
Aaron Eckhart	...	Harvey Dent / Two-Face
Michael Caine	...	Alfred Pennyworth
Maggie Gyllenhaal	...	Rachel Dawes
Gary Oldman	...	Lt. James Gordon
Morgan Freeman	...	Lucius Fox
Monique Curnen	...	Det. Ramirez
Ron Dean	...	Detective Wuertz
Cillian Murphy	...	Dr. Jonathan Crane / The Scarecrow
Chin Han	...	Lau
Nestor Carbonell	...	Mayor
Eric Roberts	...	Salvatore Maroni
Ritchie Coster	...	The Chechen
Anthony Michael Hall	...	Mike Engel
Keith Szarabajka	...	Detective Stephens
Colin McFarlane	...	Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb
Joshua Harto	...	Reese
Melinda McGraw	...	Barbara Gordon
Nathan Gamble	...	James Gordon Jr.
Michael Vieau	...	Al Rossi
Michael Stoyanov	...	Dopey
William Smiley	...	Happy
Danny Goldring	...	Grumpy
Michael Jai White	...	Gambol
Matthew O'Neill	...	Chuckles
William Fichtner	...	Bank Manager
Olumiji Olawumi	...	Drug Dealer
Gregory 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
Chucky Venice	...	Gambol's Bodyguard #1 (as Chucky Venn)
Winston Ellis	...	Gambol's Bodyguard #2
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	...	Detective 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 Wilson	...	Mother
Tommy Campbell	...	Passenger #1
Craig Heaney	...	Passenger #2
Lorna Gayle	...	Passenger #3
Lisa McAllister	...	Passenger #4
Peter Brooke	...	Passenger #5
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 #1
David Ajala	...	Bounty Hunter #2
Gertrude Kyles	...	Fox's Secretary
Jonathan Ryland	...	Passenger Ferry Pilot
James Scales	...	Guardsman
Nigel Carrington	...	Warden
Ian Pirie	...	Corrections Officer
Lateef Lovejoy	...	Prisoner #1
Grahame Edwards	...	Prisoner #2
Roger Monk	...	Prisoner #3
Ronan Summers	...	Prisoner #4
Wai Wong	...	Hong Kong Detective
Michael Corey Foster	...	Honor Guard Leader
Hannah Gunn	...	Gordon's Daughter
Brandon Lambdin	...	Armored Car SWAT
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jeff Albertson	...	Gotham Police Officer
Stephen Armourae	...	Kirk Stedden
Tommy Bartlett	...	Salvatore Maroni's Defense Attorney
Nadia Cameron-Blakey	...	Cressida Spink
Jamie Cho	...	Lau's Bodyguard
Kelli Clevenger	...	Paramedic
Martyn Cooper	...	Prisoner
Jay Fuller	...	Prisoner
Steven H. Hansen	...	Maroni Henchman
Julie Hilgendorf	...	Russian Ballerina (as Julie Theresa)
Don Kress	...	Maroni Henchman
Dan Latham	...	Police Sgt. Spellman - Gotham Bomb Squad
Angelina Lyubomirova	...	Ballerina
Sanjay Madhav	...	Senator
Teresa Mahoney-Bostridge	...	Refugee
Dean Mitchell	...	Firefighter
Kerri Parker	...	Maroni's Mistress
John Snowden	...	Detective
Robert Stone	...	Prisoner
Chris Wilson	...	Gotham MCU Detective
Martin Ballantyne	...	Jokers Henchman (uncredited)
Jazz Dhiman	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Gene Fojtik	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Darren Elliot Fulsher	...	Police (uncredited)
Scott Ganyo	...	EMT (uncredited)
Jor'don Hodges	...	Gotham City Police (uncredited)
Ramses Jimenez	...	National Guard (uncredited)
Nicky Katt	...	Shotgun SWAT (uncredited)
Mark Keiser	...	Business Man / Crime Scene Witness (uncredited)
Charles Kierscht	...	Guest at Bruce Wayne's Penthouse (uncredited)
Thomas Kosik	...	Parade police officer (uncredited)
Joseph Mazurk	...	Court Bailiff / Parade Policeman (uncredited)
Stephen Modell	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Rory Plante	...	Evacuating Hospital Patient (uncredited)
Jan Seybold	...	Secretary to D.A. Harvey Dent (uncredited)
Sofiya Smirnova	...	Evacuee (uncredited)
Willie Stevens	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Richard Strobel	...	Detective (uncredited)
John Turk	...	Chechen bodyguard (uncredited)
Erik A. Williams	...	Wayne Manor Party Guest (uncredited)
Kevin Zaideman	...	Party Staff (uncredited)

Directed by
Christopher Nolan

Writing credits (WGA)
Jonathan Nolan		(screenplay) and
Christopher Nolan		(screenplay)
Christopher Nolan		(story) &
David S. Goyer		(story)
Bob Kane		(characters)

Produced by
Kevin De La Noy	....	executive producer
Jordan Goldberg	....	associate producer
Karl McMillan	....	production associate producer
Benjamin Melniker	....	executive producer
Christopher Nolan	....	producer
Charles Roven	....	producer
Emma Thomas	....	producer
Thomas Tull	....	executive producer
Michael E. Uslan	....	executive producer

Original Music by
James Newton Howard
Hans Zimmer

Cinematography by
Wally Pfister		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Lee Smith

Casting by
John Papsidera

Production Design by
Nathan Crowley

Art Direction by
Mark Bartholomew
James Hambidge
Kevin Kavanaugh
Simon Lamont		(supervising art director)
Steven Lawrence
Naaman Marshall

Set Decoration by
Peter Lando

Costume Design by
Lindy Hemming

Makeup Department
Janice Alexander	....	hair department head
John Caglione Jr.	....	makeup artist
Conor O'Sullivan	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Susie O'Sullivan	....	trainee prosthetic makeup (as Susan O'Sullivan)
Linda Rizzuto	....	hair stylist
Peter Robb-King	....	makeup department head
Sue Robb-King	....	makeup artist
Kimberley Spiteri	....	key hair stylist
Robert Trenton	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Vicki Vacca	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jan Foster	....	unit production manager
David E. Hall	....	post-production supervisor
Thomas Hayslip	....	production manager: Hong Kong
Thomas Hayslip	....	production supervisor: Chicago
Michael Murray	....	production manager: Cardington
Chu Chen On	....	production manager: Hong Kong
Susan Towner	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Julian Brain	....	assistant director
Tom Brewster	....	third assistant director: UK
Jessica Franks	....	additional second assistant director
Clare Glass	....	third assistant director: UK
Michelle Gonsiorek	....	additional second assistant director
Richard Graysmark	....	second assistant director: UK
Sallie Anne Hard	....	second assistant director: UK
Glyn Harper	....	additional third assistant director: UK
Brandon Lambdin	....	key second assistant director
Sarah MacFarlane	....	second assistant director: crowd, UK
Michael T. McNerney	....	assistant director
Michael Michael	....	second assistant director: crowd, UK
Tom Mulberge	....	crowd assistant director: dailies
Nilo Otero	....	first assistant director
Gregory J. Pawlik Jr.	....	second second assistant director
Stefan Rand	....	additional second assistant director
Paula Turnbull	....	additional second assistant director

Art Department
Guy Belegaud	....	general foreman
Ute Bergk	....	assistant set decorator
Rob Bliss	....	concept artist
Andrew Booth	....	creative director: computer and video
Toby Britton	....	assistant art director
Charlotte Bushnell	....	art department assistant
Neal Callow	....	stand-by art director
J. André Chaintreuil	....	digital set designer
Larry Clark	....	head painter
Stephanie Class	....	set decorating production assistant
Peter Dorme	....	assistant art director
Anthony Joseph Fatigato	....	painter
Jordana Finkel	....	art department assistant
Dan Fischer	....	construction laborer
Pip Fox	....	stand-by propman
Shane T. French	....	propmaker
Michael D. Gianneschi	....	assistant property master
Leigh Gilbert	....	construction manager
Thomas J. Glynn	....	set dresser
Brad Good	....	assistant property master
David Hicks	....	graphic design: computer and video
Ryan Patrick Kelly	....	assistant property master
Michael King	....	production buyer
Jeffrey Lawrence	....	art intern
Jenne Lee	....	art department coordinator: Chicago
Mary Mackenzie	....	junior draughtsman
Chris McBride	....	computer & video supervisor
Stephen McGregor	....	carpenter
George Morris	....	action vehicle technician
Steven Morris	....	props
Jon Nicholson	....	on-set dresser: Chicago
Joanna Nicola	....	food stylist assistant
Joe Ondrejko	....	construction coordinator
Kris Peck	....	property master
Joanna Pratt	....	graphic artist
Marquee Reno	....	art researcher
Sarah Robinson	....	art department coordinator
Lee Sandales	....	additional set decorator
Matthew Savage	....	concept designer
Tricia Schneider	....	assistant set decorator
Christian Short	....	chargehand propman
John J. Slove Jr.	....	construction coordinator: Chicago
Bret August Tanzer	....	art department production assistant
Jason Thirlaway	....	assistant property master
Daniel Thompson	....	carpenter
Dan Walker	....	conceptual designer
Ben Wilkinson	....	assistant property master: UK
Jamie Wilkinson	....	property master: UK
Simon Wilkinson	....	stand-by props: UK
Ashley Winter	....	stand-by art director
Robert Woodruff	....	digital set designer

Sound Department
Michael Babcock	....	sound effects editor
John Brady	....	boom operator
Michael Capulli	....	sound utility
Mario Coletta	....	sound utility
Christopher Flick	....	supervising foley editor
Lora Hirschberg	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard King	....	sound designer
Richard King	....	supervising sound editor
Brian Magerkurth	....	sound mix technician
Michael Magill	....	dialogue editor
Michael W. Mitchell	....	sound effects editor
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist
Ed Novick	....	sound mixer
Kurt Peterson	....	boom operator
Gary Rizzo	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Hamilton Sterling	....	additional sound designer
Hamilton Sterling	....	sound effects editor
David Sutton	....	boom operator
Agce Ulas	....	sound mixer: alien languages
Hugo Weng	....	dialogue editor
Linda Yeaney	....	first assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Michael Badley	....	special effects assistant technician
Pete Britten	....	special effects trainee
Aida Caefer	....	puppet fabrication
John P. Cazin	....	pyrotechnician
Paul Clancy	....	special effects senior technician
Chris Corbould	....	special effects supervisor
Tim Drnec	....	motion control programmer
Dave Eltham	....	special effects senior technician
Nick Finlayson	....	senior special effects technician
Michael Fox	....	special effects technician
Darrell Guyon	....	senior special effects technician
Nicholas Hiegel	....	model maker
Chris 'Flimsy' Howes	....	animatronics designer
Ian Lowe	....	special effects prep supervisor
Kevin Meier	....	assistant model maker
Peter Notley	....	special effects floor supervisor
Don Parsons	....	special effects coordinator: Chicago
Comway Wickliffe	....	special effects technician
Daniel Williams	....	special effects technician
Heath Winn	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Diccon Alexander	....	digital matte painter: Double Negative
Rob Allman	....	look development lead: Framestore CFC
Enrico Altmann	....	model maker
Christophe Andreii	....	digital artist: BUF
Laya Armian	....	visual effects production supervisor: Warner Bros.
Oliver Armstrong	....	digital artist
Myles Asseter	....	visual effects
François-Xavier Aubague	....	visual effects producer
David Aulds	....	digital compositor
Sergio Ayrosa	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Niccolò Barbero	....	digital paint artist: Framestore CFC
David Basalla	....	digital artist: Double Negative
Jo Ann Cordero Belen	....	digital compositor: Double Negative
Jarnail Bhachu	....	digital compositor: Framestore CFC
Michelle Blok	....	previs artist
Zachary Bloom