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 ED - Warner Bros. Pictures. ED - Legendary Pictures. ED - DC Comics, Inc. ED - Syncopy (Firm). ED - Warner Home Video (Firm). TI - The dark knight U1 - DVD 949A PY - 2008/// CY - Burbank, CA PB - Warner Home Video KW - Motion pictures KW - Batman (Fictitious character) KW - Drama KW - Joker (Fictitious character) KW - Criminal behavior KW - Criminal investigation KW - Batman films KW - Thrillers (Motion pictures) KW - Action and adventure films N1 - Based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics; The Batman character was created by Bob Kane; Director of photography, Wally Pfister ; production designer, Nathan Crowley ; editor, Lee Smith ; music by James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer ; costume designer, Lindy Hemming; Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman; Rated 12 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 and laughter characterize his emotional and mental instability, becomes a dangerous adversary that Batman seeks to stop at all costs ER -