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Cast

• Ritchie Coster - Chechen
• Heath Ledger - The Joker
• Heath Ledger - Joker
• Ariyon Bakare - Guard Commander
• Cillian Murphy - Scarecrow
• Jonathan Ryland - Passenger Ferry Pilot
• Nestor Carbonell
• Nestor Carbonell - Mayor
• Vincent Riotta - Cop at 250 52nd St.
• Edison Chen - LSI VP
• Matthew Leitch - Prisoner on Ferry
• Keith Kupferer - Heckler
• Joshua Harto - Reese
• Olumiji Olawumi - Drug Dealer
• Beatrice Rosen - Natascha
• James Scales - Guardsman
• Colin McFarlane - Loeb
• Vincenzo Nicoli - Crime Boss
• K. Todd Freeman - Pol
• Michael Jai White - Gambol
• Aaron Eckhart - Harvey Dent/Two Face
• Aaron Eckhart - Harvey Dent
• Melinda McGraw - Barbara Gordon
• David Dastmalchian - Joker's Thug
• Sophia Hinshelwood - Reporter
• Joseph Luis Caballero - Cop Heckler
• Daryl Satcher - Officer at Intersection
• Crhis Perschler - Convy Leader
• Aidan Feore - Fat Thug
• Philip Bulcock - Murphy
• Walter Lewis - Medic
• Matt Shallenberger - Berg
• Michael Andrew Gorman - Cop at Hospital
• Lanny Lutz - Bartender
• Peter DeFaria - Civilian
• Helene Wilson - Mother
• Tommy Campbell - Passenger
• Lorna Gayle - Passenger
• Joshua Rollins - SWAT Sniper
• Dale RIvera - SWAT Leader
• Thomas Gaitsch - Reporter #3
• Adam Kalesperis - Honor Guard Man
• Gertrude Kyles - Fox's Secretary
• Nigel Carrington - Warden
• Ian Pirie - Prisoner
• Lateef Lovejoy - Prisoner
• Grahame Edwards - Prisoner
• Ronan Summers - Prisoner
• Wai Wong - Hong Kong Detective
• Michael Corey Foster - Honor Guard Leader
• Hannah Gunn - Gordon's Daughter
• Nancy Crane - Nurse
• James Fierro - Thug at Party
• Thomas McElroy - Man No. 2
• Eric Roberts
• Eric Roberts - Maroni
• Chin Han - Lau
• William Armstrong - Evans
• Andrew Bicknell - Prison Ferry Pilot
• Michael Vieau - Rossi
• Matthew O'Neill - Chuckles
• Greg Beam - Junkie
• Erik Hellman - Junkie
• Andy Luther - Brian
• James Farruggio - Man No. 1
• Jennifer Knox - Female Guest
• Sarah Jayne Dunn - Maroni's Mistress
• Chucky Venn - Gambol's Bodyguards
• Roger Monk - Prisoner
• Gary Oldman - Jim Gordon
• Gary Oldman - Gordon
• Bill Smille - Grumpy
• Michael Stoyanov - Dopey
• Tristan Tait - Uniform Cop
• Nydia Rodriguez Terracina - Judge Surrillo
• Will Zahrn - Assistant DA
• Morgan Freeman - Lucius Fox
• Anthony Michael Hall
• Anthony Michael Hall - Engel
• Craig Heaney - Passenger
• Nathan Gamble - James Gordon
• Winston Ellis - Gamble Bodyguard
• Patrick Clear - Judge Freel
• Matt Rippy - First Mate
• Christian Bale - Batman/Bruce Wayne
• Doug Ballard - Businessman
• Paul Birchard - Cop with Fat Thug
• Michael Caine - Alfred Pennyworth
• Michael Caine - Alfred
• Ron Dean - Wuertz
• Sam Derence - Male Guest
• William Fichtner - Bank Manager
• Maggie Gyllenhaal - Rachel Dawes
• Brandon Lambdin - Armored Car SWAT
• Tom "Tiny" Lister, Jr. - Tattoeed Prisoner
• Richard Dillane - Acting Commissioner
• Bronson Webb - Bounty Hunter
• Monique Curnen - Ramirez

Crew

• Cinematographer: Timothy E. Angulo
• Sound/Sound Designer: Richard King
• Art Director: Craig Jackson
• Stunts Coordinator: Paul Jennings ,Tom Struthers
• Screenwriter: Jonathan Nolan
• Art Director: Naaman Marshall
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Paul Franklin
• Costume Designer: Gina Panno ,Patrick Caulfield
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Nick Davis
• Costume Designer: Cathie Valdovino
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Ian Hunter
• Production Designer: Nathan Crowley
• Art Director: James Hambidge
• Assistant Director: Nilo Otero
• Special Effects Supervisor: Chris Corbould
• Casting: John Papsidera ,Lucinda Syson
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Tim Webber
• Director: Christopher Nolan
• Producer: Christopher Nolan
• Screen Story: Christopher Nolan
• Screenwriter: Christopher Nolan
• Producer: Emma Thomas
• Executive Producer: Benjamin Nelniker
• Art Director: Mark Batholomew
• Costume Designer: Nicholas Gordon-Roche ,Jimmy Smith ,Lee Finn ,Brendan Handscombe ,John Gray ,Sheena Wichary
• Associate Producer: Jordan Dolberg
• Costume/Wardrobe: John Darmour ,Karan Doherty ,Nadia Salameh ,Maryann Schinto ,Andrew Stein ,Nancy Takehara
• Cinematographer: Stephen Vaughan
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Dominique Vidal
• Cinematographer: Wally Pfister
• Art Director: Steven Lawrence
• Producer: Charles Roven
• Editor: Lee Smith
• Composer (Music Score): Lee Smith
• Executive Producer: Michael E. Uslan
• Costume Designer: Jenny Alford
• Composer (Music Score): Hans Zimmer
• Cinematographer: Lev Yevstratov
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Pierre Buffin
• Screen Story: David S. Goyer
• Costume Designer: Lindy Hemming
• Composer (Music Score): James Newton Howard
• Screenwriter: Jonah Nolan
• Stunts Coordinator: Rick LeFevour
• Executive Producer: Thomas Tull ,Benjamin Melniker ,Kevin de la Noy

Related Movies

• Batman: Gotham Knight - DVD
• Watchmen - DVD

The Dark Knight: AMG Review
Jeremy Wheeler , AMG

The caped crusader gets a stunning dose of hardcore dramatics in The Dark Knight, director Christopher Nolan's ambitious follow-up to Batman Begins. Hailed as the first real big-screen adult take on a popular comic mythos, the film goes to great lengths to show that costumed characters can indeed exist in genres outside of their comfort zone -- which in this case, spells gritty crime drama. Nolan's Gotham City might be beautiful, but it's decaying from the inside out -- as are most of the people in control of it. So at what point do the efforts of a costumed vigilante cease to have an impact on the city he vows to protect -- and when does his mere presence become a detriment to that society? It's these kinds of hefty issues that embody what could accurately be touted as a reinvention of the entire superhero film altogether. Thick with rich dramatics, daring performances, and a few knockout scenes of action gusto, The Dark Knight strives to not only one-up its predecessor, but also to lay down a measuring stick of quality for the rest of Hollywood to live up to. Viewers' strong reactions to the picture likely have a lot to do with the casting. Heath Ledger's sad passing gives his fearless performance -- and in effect, the movie -- a sense of importance that is hard to counter. For his part, the talented performer gives a full-on show each time he is onscreen. His approach to this anarchist embodiment of The Joker is something truly special to behold and easily one of the boldest portrayals in comic-to-screen history. Take him away and there's still plenty of A-game being brought to the screen, thanks to the talents of Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, and Aaron Eckhart, whose solid performance as Harvey Dent makes up the tragic backbone of the film. For his part, Christian Bale does a fine job embodying the lonesome hero of his city, even if he persists in giving Batman's voice the same guttural growl that hurt his performance the first time around. Thankfully, the costume has been given an overhaul to address some of the "rubber suit" issues that have plagued the franchise since its Tim Burton days. Yet just as Burton reshaped the character to fit his own gothic tastes, so does Christopher Nolan paint a picture all his own. By luring audiences in with a consistently light first half and then turning things bleaker as the movie progresses, the filmmaker has created a truly engrossing tale of modern decay. By the end, much has changed and no one is left unscathed. It's not an easy story to either tell or sit through. There are casualties -- and this most certainly is not a crowd-pleaser in the typical sense of the word. By eschewing what many others in his field are doing with similar comic properties and seeking out his inspiration elsewhere, Nolan shows that mature thematic material can have new life when adapted for even the most beloved heroes of the printed page. Critically, he does overshoot things a bit by bringing in slightly heavy-handed messages into the final chunk of the film -- and it seems that a few characters really get the short end of the stick (Scarecrow, anyone?). Perhaps the rumored three-hour cut would iron out a few of the film's issues, including rushed character arcs and especially one seemingly needless late set piece. The action, while improved in this installment, also is a bit hampered by some confusing techno-gadgetry (in one of the only moments where the action is dictated by fantastic spectacle). Still, with its virtuoso vision and near avant-garde score from James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer fueling the picture's ever-growing dread, The Dark Knight stands on its own in a world full of easy entertainment. Perhaps someday someone will be able to happily marry the best that both Nolan and Burton have brought to the screen -- until then, this remains an impressive feat of studio-backed artistry. Like its own crime-fighter, the movie is a symbol that aspires to greater things; where it will lead is anyone's guess. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide