This is the fully documented story of Batman—his genesis, his development, and his overall entertainment career. Told with dramatic insight, this action-filled documentary will satisfy every fan who has ever delighted in Batmania.
Production
Rare 1940s serial footage that most fans have never seen.
Acting
Adam West's self-aware charm anchors the whole retrospective.
Burt Ward
Self / Robin / Dick Grayson (archive footage)
Adam West
Self / Bruce Wayne / Batman (archive footage)
Lewis Wilson
Self / Bruce Wayne / Batman (archive footage)
Douglas Croft
Self / Dick Grayson / Robin (archive footage)
J. Carrol Naish
Dr. Daka (archive footage)
Robert Lowery
Self / Batman / Bruce Wayne (archive footage)
Johnny Duncan
Self / Robin / Dick Grayson (archive footage)
Jane Adams
Self / Vicki Vale (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe
Self (archive footage)
Lyle Talbot
Self / Commissioner Gordon (archive footage)
Joe DeRita
Self / Curly-Joe (archive footage)
Larry Fine
Self / Larry (archive footage)
Moe Howard
Self / Moe (archive footage)
Nancy Kovack
Annie Oakley (archive footage)
Julie Newmar
Self / Catwoman (archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 1989 doc dropped the same summer as Tim Burton's Batman, riding the hype wave perfectly.
The 1943 serial invented the Batcave—comics only had a 'secret underground hangar' before Hollywood intervention.
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