THE DARK KNIGHT
Movie Poster: http://paulmmartinblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/the_dark_knight_poster.jpg
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8evyE9TuYk
Release Date: July 18, 2008
Rating: PG-13
Length: 152 minutes
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer, and Bob Kane
Summary: When Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent launch an assault on the mob, they let the clown out of the box, the Joker, bent on turning Gotham on itself and bringing any heroes down to his level.
Cast:
Christian Bale ... Bruce Wayne
Heath Ledger ... Joker
Aaron Eckhart ... Harvey Dent
Michael Caine ... Alfred
Maggie Gyllenhaal ... Rachel
Gary Oldman ... Gordon
Morgan Freeman ... Lucius Fox
Monique Gabriela Curnen ... Ramirez
Ron Dean ... Wuertz
Cillian Murphy ... Scarecrow
Chin Han ... Lau
Nestor Carbonell ... Mayor
Eric Roberts ... Maroni
Ritchie Coster ... Chechen
Anthony Michael Hall ... Mike Engel
Crew:
Produced by
Kevin De La Noy .... executive producer
Jordan Goldberg .... associate producer
Philip Lee .... line producer: Hong Kong
Benjamin Melniker .... executive producer
Christopher Nolan .... producer
Lorne Orleans .... producer (IMAX version)
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
Craig Jackson
Kevin Kavanaugh (supervising art director)
Simon Lamont (supervising art director)
Steven Lawrence
Naaman Marshall
Set Decoration by
Peter Lando
Costume Design by
Lindy Hemming
For full cast and crew visit: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
Awards:
AFI Award: Movie of the Year
Academy Award (Oscar): Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role and Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Saturn Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger, Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film, Best Music, Best Special Effects, and Best Writing
Art Directors Guild Award: Excellence in Production Design Award for Fantasy Film
Austin Film Critics Association Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, Best Film, and Best Original Score
Australian Film Institute Award: Best Actor for Heath Ledger
Award of the Japanese Academy: Best Foreign Language Film
BAFTA/LA Britannia Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger
Blue Ribbon Award: Best Foreign Film
Boston Society of Film Critics Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger and Best Action Movie
Central Ohio Film Critics Association: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger, Best Cinematography, and Best Ensemble
Chicago Film Critics Association Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger and Best Cinematography
Costume Designers Guild Award: Excellence in Fantasy Film
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger and Best Cinematography
Empire Award: Best Actor for Christian Bale, Best Director, and Best Film
Florida Film Critics Circle Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger and Best Cinematography
Golden Globe Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Golden Trailer Award: Best Action and Best Summer 2008 Blockbuster Poster
Grammy Award: Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Hochi Film Award: Best Foreign Language Film
Hollywood Film Festival Award: Hollywood Movie of the Year
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Silver Ribbon Award: Best Dubbing
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger and Vincent Koehler Award for Outstanding Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Sierra Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger
MTV Movie Award: Best Villain for Heath Ledger
Mainichi Film Concours Award: Best Foreign Film
Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Award: Best Sound Editing – Music in a Feature Film and Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film
National Board of Review Award: Top Ten Films
National Movie Award: Best Superhero
Online Film Critics Society Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger, Best Cinematography, Best Director, and Best Original Score
People’s Choice Award: Favorite Superhero for Christian Bale, Favorite On-Screen Match-Up, Favorite Movie, Favorite Action Movie, and Favorite Cast
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for Heath Ledger, Best Production Design, Best Stunts, and Best Visual Effects
Rembrandt Award: Best International Actor for Heath Ledger
SFX Award: Best Film Actor for Heath Ledger, Best Film, and Best Film Director
San Diego Film Critics Society Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger and Best Cinematography
Satellite Award: Best Sound (Mixing & Editing)
Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for Heath Ledger and Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Society of Camera Operators: Camera Operator of the Year Award for Bob Gorelick
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger
Toronto Film Critics Association Award: Best Supporting Performance, Male for Heath Ledger
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger
Visual Effects Society Award: Outstanding Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture, Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture, and Outstanding Special Effects in a Feature Motion Picture
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger
World Stunt Award: Best Fight, Best High Work, Best Specialty Stunt, and Best Work With a Vehicle
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8evyE9TuYk
Release Date: July 18, 2008
Rating: PG-13
Length: 152 minutes
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer, and Bob Kane
Summary: When Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent launch an assault on the mob, they let the clown out of the box, the Joker, bent on turning Gotham on itself and bringing any heroes down to his level.
Cast:
Christian Bale ... Bruce Wayne
Heath Ledger ... Joker
Aaron Eckhart ... Harvey Dent
Michael Caine ... Alfred
Maggie Gyllenhaal ... Rachel
Gary Oldman ... Gordon
Morgan Freeman ... Lucius Fox
Monique Gabriela Curnen ... Ramirez
Ron Dean ... Wuertz
Cillian Murphy ... Scarecrow
Chin Han ... Lau
Nestor Carbonell ... Mayor
Eric Roberts ... Maroni
Ritchie Coster ... Chechen
Anthony Michael Hall ... Mike Engel
Crew:
Produced by
Kevin De La Noy .... executive producer
Jordan Goldberg .... associate producer
Philip Lee .... line producer: Hong Kong
Benjamin Melniker .... executive producer
Christopher Nolan .... producer
Lorne Orleans .... producer (IMAX version)
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
Craig Jackson
Kevin Kavanaugh (supervising art director)
Simon Lamont (supervising art director)
Steven Lawrence
Naaman Marshall
Set Decoration by
Peter Lando
Costume Design by
Lindy Hemming
For full cast and crew visit: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
Awards:
AFI Award: Movie of the Year
Academy Award (Oscar): Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role and Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Saturn Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger, Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film, Best Music, Best Special Effects, and Best Writing
Art Directors Guild Award: Excellence in Production Design Award for Fantasy Film
Austin Film Critics Association Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, Best Film, and Best Original Score
Australian Film Institute Award: Best Actor for Heath Ledger
Award of the Japanese Academy: Best Foreign Language Film
BAFTA/LA Britannia Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger
Blue Ribbon Award: Best Foreign Film
Boston Society of Film Critics Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger and Best Action Movie
Central Ohio Film Critics Association: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger, Best Cinematography, and Best Ensemble
Chicago Film Critics Association Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger and Best Cinematography
Costume Designers Guild Award: Excellence in Fantasy Film
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger and Best Cinematography
Empire Award: Best Actor for Christian Bale, Best Director, and Best Film
Florida Film Critics Circle Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger and Best Cinematography
Golden Globe Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Golden Trailer Award: Best Action and Best Summer 2008 Blockbuster Poster
Grammy Award: Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Hochi Film Award: Best Foreign Language Film
Hollywood Film Festival Award: Hollywood Movie of the Year
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Silver Ribbon Award: Best Dubbing
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger and Vincent Koehler Award for Outstanding Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Sierra Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger
MTV Movie Award: Best Villain for Heath Ledger
Mainichi Film Concours Award: Best Foreign Film
Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Award: Best Sound Editing – Music in a Feature Film and Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film
National Board of Review Award: Top Ten Films
National Movie Award: Best Superhero
Online Film Critics Society Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger, Best Cinematography, Best Director, and Best Original Score
People’s Choice Award: Favorite Superhero for Christian Bale, Favorite On-Screen Match-Up, Favorite Movie, Favorite Action Movie, and Favorite Cast
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for Heath Ledger, Best Production Design, Best Stunts, and Best Visual Effects
Rembrandt Award: Best International Actor for Heath Ledger
SFX Award: Best Film Actor for Heath Ledger, Best Film, and Best Film Director
San Diego Film Critics Society Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger and Best Cinematography
Satellite Award: Best Sound (Mixing & Editing)
Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for Heath Ledger and Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Society of Camera Operators: Camera Operator of the Year Award for Bob Gorelick
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger
Toronto Film Critics Association Award: Best Supporting Performance, Male for Heath Ledger
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger
Visual Effects Society Award: Outstanding Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture, Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture, and Outstanding Special Effects in a Feature Motion Picture
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award: Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger
World Stunt Award: Best Fight, Best High Work, Best Specialty Stunt, and Best Work With a Vehicle