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| Director: | 
Christopher Nolan |  | 
Writer: | 
Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan |  | 
Starring: | 
Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart |  | 
Released: | 
July 16, 2008 |  | 
Rating: | 
 
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Runtime: | 
152 minutes
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Websites: | 
 
 
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Story: | 
The follow-up to the action hit "Batman Begins," "The Dark Knight" reunites director 
Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne 
in his continuing war on crime.
  
With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets 
out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be 
effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known 
as the Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer 
to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante.
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Cast: | 
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Christian Bale
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Bruce Wayne / Batman |  | 
Heath Ledger
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The Joker |  | 
Aaron Eckhart
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Harvey Dent / Two-Face |  | 
Michael Caine
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Alfred Pennyworth |  | 
Maggie Gyllenhaal
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Rachel Dawes |  | 
Gary Oldman
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Lt. James Gordon |  | 
Morgan Freeman
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Lucius Fox |  | 
Monique Curnen
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Det. Ramirez |  | 
Ron Dean
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Detective Wuertz |  | 
Cillian Murphy
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Dr. Jonathan Crane / The Scarecrow |  | 
Chin Han
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Lau |  | 
Nestor Carbonell
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Mayor |  | 
Eric Roberts
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Salvatore Maroni |  | 
Ritchie Coster
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The Chechen |  | 
Anthony Michael Hall
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Mike Engel |  | 
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