Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.
Direction
Nolan grounded the impossible, made bats scary again
Acting
Bale's three voices: Bruce, playboy Bruce, and the gravel
Practical Effects
Real tumbler, real locations, real impact over CGI
Director
Christopher Nolan
Christian Bale
Bruce Wayne / Batman
Michael Caine
Alfred
Liam Neeson
Ducard
Katie Holmes
Rachel Dawes
Gary Oldman
Jim Gordon
Cillian Murphy
Dr. Jonathan Crane
Tom Wilkinson
Carmine Falcone
Rutger Hauer
Earle
Ken Watanabe
Ra's al Ghul
Mark Boone Junior
Flass
Linus Roache
Thomas Wayne
Morgan Freeman
Lucius Fox
Larry Holden
Finch
Gerard Murphy
Judge Faden
Colin McFarlane
Loeb
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Batmobile/Tumbler was fully functional, built from 350+ individual parts, and could do the 'rampless jump' for real.
This film killed the campy Batman of Schumacher and birthed the 'gritty reboot' template that dominated Hollywood for a decade.
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