Backup Batman The Dark Knight – One of the Best Superhero Films

The Dark Knight is considered one of the best films of the 2000s and one of the best superhero films by film critics. It was first released on July 16, 2008 in Australia. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is the second part of Nolan's Batman film series and a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins. The nickname "the Dark Knight" was first applied to Batman in Batman No. 1 (1940), in a story written by Bill Finger.

Directed, produced, and cowritten by Christopher Nolan

Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman

Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth

Heath Ledger as the Joker

Gary Oldman as James Gordon

Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent / Two-Face

Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes

Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox

Eric Roberts as Sal Maroni

Chin Han as Lau

Colin McFarlane as Gillian B. Loeb

The Dark Knight Awards: