TY - ADVS AU - Nolan,Christopher AU - Roven,Charles AU - Thomas,Emma AU - Goyer,David S. AU - Nolan,Jonathan AU - Bale,Christian AU - Ledger,Heath AU - Eckhart,Aaron AU - Caine,Michael AU - Gyllenhaal,Maggie AU - Oldman,Gary AU - Freeman,Morgan AU - Curnen,Monique Gabriela AU - Dean,Ron AU - Murphy,Cillian ED - Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) ED - Legendary Pictures. ED - DC Comics, Inc. ED - Syncopy (Firm) ED - Warner Home Video (Firm) TI - The dark knight SN - 1419861190 AV - PN1997.2 .D37 2008 U1 - 791.43/72 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Burbank, CA PB - Warner Home Video KW - Batman (Fictitious character) KW - Drama KW - Joker (Fictitious character) KW - Criminal behavior KW - Criminal investigation KW - Batman (Personaje literario) KW - Teatro KW - bidex KW - Batman films KW - Thrillers (Motion pictures) KW - Action and adventure films KW - Fantasy films KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired KW - Feature films N1 - Based on the characters created by Bob Kane; Director of photography, Wally Pfister ; editor, Lee Smith ; original music, James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer; Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Ron Dean, Cillian Murphy; MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of violence and some menace N2 - With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman raises the stakes on his war on crime and sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker. The Joker, whose eerie grin, laughter, and inhuman morality makes him dangerous. Batman seeks to stop the mysterious Joker at all costs. He has no method at all and seeks to see the world plunge into the fire he has yet to light. But, Batman has come to represents the symbol of hope ER -