The Dark Knight

Details

Instance of

film

Publication date

13 August 2008, 18 July 2008, 25 July 2008, 21 August 2008, 8 September 2022, 14 August 2008

Part of

National Film Registry

Part of the series

The Dark Knight trilogy, Batman in film

Creator

Christopher Nolan

Director

Christopher Nolan

Composer

Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard

Based on

Batman

Derivative works

The Dark Knight XXX: A Porn Parody, Gotham Tonight

Genre

action film, neo-noir, crime thriller film, crime film, superhero film, drama film, thriller film

Main subject

terrorism

Awards

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Academy Award for Best Sound Editing, MTV Movie Award for Best Villain, National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

after a work by

Jeph Loeb

assessment

Bechdel test, reverse Bechdel Test

Australian Classification

M

BBFC rating

12 certificate

box office

1006234167, 534987076, 158411483

capital cost

185000000

cast member

Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Eric Roberts, Colin McFarlane, Chin Han, Anthony Michael Hall, Melinda McGraw

characters

Batman, Jim Gordon, The Joker, Scarecrow, Harvey Dent, Alfred Pennyworth, Lucius Fox, Rachel Dawes, Bruce Wayne, Gillian B. Loeb, Sal Maroni, Coleman Reese

CHVRS Classification

PG

ClassInd rating

12

CNC film rating (France)

no age restriction

collection

Museum of Modern Art

color

color, color motion picture film

copyright status

copyrighted

costume designer

Lindy Hemming

country of origin

United States, United Kingdom

dedicated to

Heath Ledger

different from

Dark Knight

director of photography

Wally Pfister

distributed by

Warner Bros. Entertainment, InterCom, Netflix

distribution format

video on demand

duration

153

EIRIN film rating

G

executive producer

Benjamin Melniker

film editor

Lee Smith

filming location

Los Angeles, Chicago, Hong Kong, Pinewood Studios

Filmiroda rating

Category III

form of creative work

feature film

FPB rating

13

FSK film rating

FSK 16

ICAA rating

not recommended for children under 12

IFCO rating

15A

IGAC rating

M/12

IMDA rating

PG

INCAA film rating

+13

inspired by

Batman: The Long Halloween

JMK film rating

free from 14 years

Kijkwijzer rating

16

KMRB film rating

15

Medierådet rating

For ages 15 and up

MPA film rating

PG-13

narrative location

Gotham City, Hong Kong

nominated for

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Academy Award for Best Sound Editing, Academy Award for Best Film Editing, Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Academy Award for Best Production Design, Academy Award for Best Sound, Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie

original language of film or TV show

English

producer

Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan

production company

Warner Bros. Entertainment, DC Comics, Legendary Pictures, Syncopy Inc., Warner Bros. Pictures

production designer

Nathan Crowley

RCQ classification

13+

review score

94%, 85/100, 9.1/10

RTC film rating

B

screenwriter

Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, Bob Kane, David S. Goyer, Bill Finger

set in environment

ship

soundtrack release

The Dark Knight

takes place in fictional universe

Nolanverse

title

The Dark Knight, Тёмный рыцарь, Kara Şövalye, 蝙蝠侠：黑暗骑士, ダークナイト

topic's main category

Category:The Dark Knight

uses

MASSIVE

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