Il cavaliere oscuro

Titolo originale: The Dark Knight
Regia: Christopher Nolan |
Anno: 2008
Origine: United Kingdom | United States of America |
Generi: Dramma Azione Crime Thriller
Tag: sadism | chaos | secret identity | crime fighter | superhero | anti hero | scarecrow | based on comic | vigilante | organized crime | tragic hero | anti villain | criminal mastermind | district attorney | super power | super villain | neo-noir | bold |
Cast: Christian Bale | Heath Ledger | Aaron Eckhart | Michael Caine | Maggie Gyllenhaal | Gary Oldman | Morgan Freeman | Monique Gabriela Curnen | Ron Dean | Cillian Murphy | Chin Han | Nestor Carbonell | Eric Roberts | Ritchie Coster | Anthony Michael Hall | Keith Szarabajka | Colin McFarlane | Joshua Harto | Melinda McGraw | Nathan Gamble | Michael Vieau | Michael Stoyanov | William Smillie | Danny Goldring | Michael Jai White | Matthew O'Neill | William Fichtner | Olumiji Olawumi | Greg Beam | Erik Hellman | Beatrice Rosen | Vincenzo Nicoli | Edison Chen | Nydia Rodriguez Terracina | Andy Luther | James Farruggio | Tom McElroy | Will Zahrn | James Fierro | Patrick Leahy | Sam Derence | Jennifer Knox | Patrick Clear | Sarah Jayne Dunn | Charles Venn | Winston Ellis | David Dastmalchian | Sophia Hinshelwood | Keith Kupferer | Joseph Luis Caballero | Richard Dillane | Daryl Satcher | Chris Petschler | Aidan Feore | Philip Bulcock | Paul Birchard | Walter Lewis | Vincent Riotta | Nancy Crane | K. Todd Freeman | Matt Shallenberger | Michael Andrew Gorman | Lanny Lutz | Peter DeFaria | Matt Rippy | Andrew Bicknell | Ariyon Bakare | Doug Ballard | Helene Maksoud | Tommy Campbell | Craig Heaney | Sutara Gayle | Lisa McAllister | Peter Brooke | Joshua Rollins | Dale Rivera | Matthew Leitch | Tommy Lister Jr. | Thomas Gaitsch | William Armstrong | Adam Kalesperis | Tristan Tait | Bronson Webb | David Ajala | Gertrude Kyles | Jonathan Ryland | James Scales | Nigel Carrington | Ian Pirie | Lateef Lovejoy | Grahame Edwards | Roger Monk | Ronan Summers | Wai Wong | Michael Corey Foster | Hannah Gunn | Brandon Lambdin | Matt Skiba | Jon Lee Brody | Debbi Burns | Maritza Cabrera | Shirin Caiola | Laura Chernicky | Henry Milton Chu | Kelli Clevenger | Richard Divizio | Tony Domino | David Fultz | Natalie Hallam | Jordon Hodges | Erron Jay | Nicky Katt | Thomas Kosik | Don Kress | Tim Krueger | Dan Latham | Tom McComas | James Mellor | Joseph Oliveira | Buster Reeves | Peter Rnic | Amit Shah | Michelle Shields | Sofiya Smirnova | Bruce Spielbauer | Robert Patrick Stern | Robert Stone | Richard Strobel | Tom Townsend | John Turk | John Warman | Chris Wilson | Kevin Zaideman | Rob Clark | Craig Braginsky | Mike Whyte | Rick Avery | John Snowden |

Il crimine organizzato a Gotham City ha le ore contate. Batman, il tenente Gordon, il nuovo Procuratore Distrettuale e alcuni improbabili epigoni dell'Uomo Pipistrello in imbottiture da hockey hanno dichiarato guerra ai criminali. La loro fortuna e i loro dollari, accumulati in una banca di massima sicurezza, vengono rubati da Joker, un pagliaccio sadico e mascherato che getterà la città nel disordine e nell'anarchia. Riempite le tasche di lame, polvere da sparo e lanugine, Joker sfiderà il cavaliere oscuro di Bruce Wayne e rivelerà il lato oscuro di Harvey Dent, l'eroe procuratore che applica la giustizia e agisce a volto scoperto.

Approfondimenti

Fourth collaboration between Gary Oldman and Christopher Nolan after three Batman movies: Batma [...] D
Nolan, Oldman, Oppenheimer e Batman D
Set a weekend box office record for IMAX venues with $6.2 million. The former record holder was [...] D
The joker's truck's motto says: SLAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE D
The Joker kills thirty-four people. D
At his penthouse party, Bruce rhetorically asks "Where is Harvey" just prior to Joker asking , [...] D
When it was announced that The Joker would be main antagonist in this movie, it was rumored tha [...] D
The two mafioso clans from Gotham City are named Maroni and Falcone. Maroni is the family name [...] D
Along with Anatomia di un omicidio (1959), Glory - Uomini di gloria (1989), Allarme rosso (1995 [...] D
(at around 1h 40 mins) In the original English version, when Lau is sitting on a pile of burnin [...] D
Harvey mentioned early in the movie that "You either die a hero or you live long enough to see [...] D
Although banned in China, this went on to become one of the most bootlegged films in the countr [...] D
(at around 15 mins) A witness on the stand pulls a gun out on Harvey Dent a.k.a. Two-Face durin [...] D
First Batman film and only film in the dark knight trilogy to have a 9 star rating on IMDb. D
Paul Bettany, Lachy Hulme, Adrien Brody, Steve Carell, and Robin Williams all publicly expresse [...] D
During the courtroom scene, Dent tells Maroni "If you want to kill a public servant, I suggest [...] D
The false title given to this movie during production, Rory's First Kiss, was named after write [...] D
Harvey Dent believes that the police and Batman decided to save him instead of Rachel, when in [...] D
This is the first Batman movie where Batman operates outside of Gotham. D
Wayne Tower is different than the one in Batman Begins (2005). Christopher Nolan wanted it to l [...] D
The bus crashing backwards into the bank in the opening sequence was much harder to pull off th [...] D
Jack Nicholson was reportedly furious at not getting the chance to play Joker again, stating, " [...] D
Other actors under consideration for the coveted role of Harvey Dent, pending Aaron Eckhart's a [...] D
The ferries depicted are CGI models of the Molinari-class of Staten Island Ferry. The Staten Is [...] D
When Commissioner Gordon holds Joker's mugshot from the security camera. The number displayed i [...] D
Thirty-nine vehicles are crashed, shot, blown-up, bumped, or otherwise involved in some sort of [...] D
Chin Han (Lau) has been in three separate superhero productions. The others being Captain Ameri [...] D
In the comics and Batman (1992), Barbara Gordon is the daughter of James Gordon, as well as Bat [...] D
(at around 13 mins) The date seen on Lieutenant James Gordon's security camera photo of The Jok [...] D
(at around 1 min) When The Joker is standing on the street waiting to be picked up by his hench [...] D
In this movie, despite his name, The Joker only performs three actions that could pass for joke [...] D
Christian Bale and Heath Ledger appeared in Io non sono qui (2007). D
Aaron Eckhart appeared in Black Dahlia (2006), which featured several references to L'uomo che [...] D
Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix both won Oscars for playing The Joker. Ledger won Best Actor i [...] D
Ryan Phillippe and Hugh Jackman were also considered for the part of Harvey Dent. D
The famous pencil scene was shot in 2 days and 22 takes. Nolan decided to stage the stunt for r [...] D
Bruce Wayne's penthouse was shot on the ground floor of an office building in downtown Chicago. [...] D
The first time Harvey does something unlawful, which is threatening someone at gunpoint, half h [...] D
Writing brothers Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan have cited Game Theory as influential to [...] D
Wally Pfister personally filmed most of the hand held camera shots. D
Anthony Michael Hall and Ron Dean appeared in Breakfast Club (1985), and both films they share [...] D
Patrick Leahy: (at around 50 mins) The older gentleman that confronts The Joker at the party th [...] D
(at around 19 mins) Bruce asks Lucius Fox for a new Batman suit with a head piece that is "easi [...] D
Rachel's and Harvey's fates are foreshadowed by the lighting of the rooms in which they are tie [...] D
Aaron Eckhart says he modelled his performance in part after Robert F. Kennedy, both in terms o [...] D
One of the featured extra's military uniforms bears the name Philo. This is a nod to Joan Philo [...] D
When the police are emptying Joker's pockets, a Lancashire vegetable peeler with light orange c [...] D
This was the comic book movie with the most Academy Award nominations (eight) before being beat [...] D
This movie used numerous elements of the Joker's first appearance in Batman #1, published in 19 [...] D
(at around 1h 24 mins) Heath Ledger improvised when he started clapping inside his jail cell in [...] D
(at around 2h 5 mins) The camera angle shooting up at The Joker as he beats Batman with a pipe [...] D
Aaron Eckhart plays Two-Face in this film, Tommy-Lee Jones played Two-Face in Batman Forever (1 [...] D
In the hospital demolition scene, Joker comes out from the hospital and he actives the detonato [...] D
The power tool used to drill the bank vault in the opening scene is a real tool called an Elect [...] D
Gotham City's civic heraldry combines elements of New York City's and Chicago's municipal emble [...] D
Maggie Gyllenhaal's husband is Peter Sarsgaard who played the D.A. Gil Colson in The Batman (20 [...] D
Christian Bale got to keep the Batman mask from the movie after filming. He wanted to keep the [...] D
The Joker's primary handgun/sidearm is a Glock 17-two tone converted to full-auto, with a stain [...] D
The first "Batman" movie in which Batman/Bruce Wayne has the same love interest as the previous [...] D
This movie reached the $400 million mark after only eighteen days of release, less than half as [...] D
At 6'1", Heath Ledger is the second tallest Joker, after Cesar Romero's 6'3", and before Jack N [...] D
The Joker's main knife is a Smith & Wesson Extractor 1600 out-the-front automatic. D
(at around 2h 15 mins) In the final fight in the tower, after Batman pulls The Joker up by a ca [...] D
35mm VistaVision cameras were used, to provide additional coverage of some of the action sequen [...] D
To create the pencil magic trick, the henchmen's head was actually slammed against the table (w [...] D
Heath Ledger is the only Joker actor not to be older than his Batman co-star Christian Bale, as [...] D
According to their father, Heath Ledger's sister would dress him up as a nurse when they were k [...] D
The mask that The Joker (Heath Ledger) wore during the bank heist at the beginning is strikingl [...] D
The iconic line, "The night is darkest just before the dawn", said by Harvey Dent, is also said [...] D
Heath Ledger posthumously won a total of 32 Best Actor in a Supporting Role awards for his work [...] D
The Joker says, "All the old familiar places", as he begins attacking Batman he's referring to [...] D
During the bank robbery scene, each of the Joker's goons is referred to by a codename, most of [...] D
Writer, producer, and director Christopher Nolan called this movie "The Dark Knight" to make a [...] D
Heath Ledger directed both homemade videos that The Joker sends to GCN. The first video involvi [...] D
The character of Reese is an allusion to the Riddler, who attempts to reveal the identity of Ba [...] D
Christian Bale stated in an interview that during the interrogation scene, Heath Ledger wanted [...] D
Harvey Dent's transformation into Two-Face in this movie is different from the comic books, Bat [...] D
According to writer, producer, and director Christopher Nolan, the main theme of this movie (in [...] D
This one of the only two Batman movies to have a sonar enhancement added to the Batsuit. The ot [...] D
The Batpod weighed six hundred pounds. D
The cast includes five Oscar winners: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Sir Michael Caine, Gary Old [...] D
Aaron Eckhart said he felt that law enforcement officials like Dent "love the law, but they're [...] D
This film marks the first ever Academy Award win for an actor's performance in a comic book fil [...] D
It is the highest rated superhero movie. D
Joker asks the time from Gordon, because Rachel and Harvey are trapped somewhere with timed bom [...] D
A common misconception is that Heath Ledger was method acting when playing the role of The Joke [...] D
In the original script, the Joker reads the message to the citizens of Gotham, which scares the [...] D
Bruce Wayne wears a new Batsuit in this movie. This Batsuit was an improvement on the outfit fr [...] D
The other motorcycle that Bruce Wayne rode was a MV Agusta F4 1078. Which is a newer model in t [...] D
Not as frequent as it was in Batman Begins (2005), but there are some considerably impactful ir [...] D
Jokers 'cut' smile is known as a 'Glasgow smile', called by people in Scotland a Glesga smile, [...] D
(at around 1h 50 mins) When Harvey holds The Joker at gunpoint in the hospital scene, you can s [...] D
Hans Zimmer often used bizarre methods when developing his musical score, particularly with sce [...] D
Cillian Murphy reprises his role as Dr. Jonathan Crane a.k.a. Scarecrow from Batman Begins (200 [...] D
Held the record for reaching the $500 million mark the fastest, after forty-five days. The form [...] D
An extra on the DVD features 46 minutes of footage of fictional GCN programming with Mike Engel [...] D
The hospital was the abandoned Bach's chocolate factory administration building in Chicago. D
Aaron Eckhart spoke about a unique experience he had with Heath Ledger during the hospital scen [...] D
The console for the Bat Sonar resembles "The Listening Post", Mark Hasen and Ben Rubin's dynami [...] D
Richard King's Best Sound Editing Academy Award win stopped The Millionaire (2008) from steamro [...] D
Included amongst the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider. D
When Joker confronts Harvey in the hospital he has white paint still on his fingers from re-app [...] D
Off-duty Chicago police officers played Gotham police officer extras, along with officers from [...] D
This was the first comic book movie to reach the $1 billion mark worldwide. D
There are only two official Lego figures released under this movie's label. They are, of course [...] D
Just as it was when filming Batman Begins (2005), writer, producer, and director Christopher No [...] D
Composer James Newton Howard composed an elegant and beautiful score for Harvey Dent, which wou [...] D
Wayne Baker: The IMAX camera technician and consultant has a cameo that is the only close-up sh [...] D
In 2020, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of [...] D
Gary Oldman and Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr. appeared in Il quinto elemento (1997). D
In the "Two ships" game theory scenario, The Joker is seen with all three of the Chechen's dogs [...] D
An explosion was filmed at the Battersea Power Station in London. The fireball created calls fr [...] D
In Harvey's office, law books are neatly organized on the left side, while case files are a cha [...] D
Maggie Gyllenhaal, who had mostly acted in independent movies, said she was a little scared of [...] D
This is the second time that Christian Bale has acted with an actor (Heath Ledger) who played T [...] D
The author of the newspaper article about Bruce Wayne running off with the entire Russian balle [...] D
To prepare for the role of Two-Face, Aaron Eckhart studied what happens psychologically to burn [...] D
When The Joker threatened and apparently killed Gambol, he used a Microtech Combat Troodon out- [...] D
(at around 2h 10 mins) In Batman (1989), Batman used the grapple gun on The Joker, causing him [...] D
When the Joker crashes Wayne's penthouse party and fires his shotgun into the air, all the gues [...] D
Christian Bale never got to ride the Batpod. Only one of the stuntmen was able to stay on it. D
The Joker gives Two-Face a stainless Smith & Wesson Model 64 with a 3" heavy barrel to kill his [...] D
This is one of two Christopher Nolan movies in which a character has a two-headed coin, the oth [...] D
On posters and on promotional photos of the Joker you can see him use a long fillet knife. This [...] D
Voted movie of the year by Empire Magazine in 2008. D
On February 20, 2009, it became the fourth movie to have earned more than $1 billion worldwide. [...] D
In all three movies of The Dark Knight trilogy, Batman/Bruce Wayne has the last on-screen conve [...] D
Heath Ledger's sudden death from drug toxicity on January 22, 2008, prompted immediate speculat [...] D
The IMAX cameras used in filming proved to be problematic for the crew. Dialogue that was recor [...] D
Heath Ledger spent several months working with a vocal coach on The Joker's voice. He used vent [...] D
During its first week of release, a theater in Elgin, Illinois had a Gotham City police car par [...] D
Blood appears on-screen four times: on the face of the fake Batman that The Joker hangs, on Har [...] D
While filming the bank and police department scenes at the post office, an unrelated fire broke [...] D
Detective Ramirez admits early in this movie that her mother is checking into the hospital agai [...] D
After his transformation, Two-Face flips his coin eight times. It comes up on the good side fiv [...] D
In an interview, the original TV Batman, Adam West, commented on the The Dark Knight Trilogy as [...] D
One of only 13 movies to receive two reviews from Now Playing Podcast, both times being awarded [...] D
(at around 1h 55 mins) When Maroni is going into the car to go see his wife, if you look at the [...] D
In Sir Michael Caine's opinion, Heath Ledger beat the odds and topped Jack Nicholson's Joker fr [...] D
On Thanksgiving weekend, 2007, fake four-page tabloid-size Gotham Times newspapers were distrib [...] D
According to an interview, when Christopher Nolan met his idol Michael Mann, whose film Heat - [...] D
(at around 1h 18 mins) During the chase scene, when The Joker takes over driving the semi after [...] D
Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/Two-Face is the only American actor to portray a main villain in C [...] D
The novelization clears up a few details about the movie, such as making it possible to underst [...] D
Costume designer Lindy Hemming described the Joker's look as reflecting his personality, in tha [...] D
The 70mm IMAX prints of this movie each consisted of forty-five reels, which once assembled, we [...] D
(at around 54 mins) Bruce references Ra's al Ghul's teachings in his statement to Alfred (on Th [...] D
After Gamble interrupts Joker's initial speech, he switches gears with a new one to get the res [...] D
For the first time in feature filmmaking, IMAX cameras were utilized. Writer, producer, and dir [...] D
The only movie that year to be nominated for Best Picture at the Producers Guild of America Awa [...] D
One of five movies released in 2008 (and the only one still running in theaters when the voting [...] D
Body count: thirty-six. D
The second appearance in a movie or television show based on a comic book for Michael Jai White [...] D
Writer, producer, and director Christopher Nolan wrote some of the script while visiting Hong K [...] D
In the opening scene of the goons in the car talk about a 5 way split, not knowing about the th [...] D
(at around 1h 16 mins) In the chase scene where The Joker is firing a bazooka at the police car [...] D
Nestor Carbonell (Mayor) played a parody of Batman, named "Batmanuel", on The Tick (2001). D
While filming the chase scene with The Joker and the S.W.A.T. vans, one of only four IMAX camer [...] D
This sequel takes place roughly nine months right after the events of Batman Begins (2005). D
Lower Wacker Drive in Chicago was closed every night, starting at 7 p.m. during the summer of 2 [...] D
In the original Batman comics (specifically, Detective Comics #80, 1943) the surname of the pla [...] D
Christopher Nolan said on the Blu-ray that he ended up having to place a "very small visual-eff [...] D
The fake obituary for the mayor was written by Joe Ondrejko, who worked in the art department f [...] D
The only Batman-featured adaptation where he is never equipped with his trademark "batarangs", [...] D
In preparation for his role as the Joker, Heath Ledger hid away in a motel room for about six w [...] D
This was the highest-grossing Batman movie, and the highest-grossing of any movie adapting "DC [...] D
The scene where the Joker (Heath Ledger) jeeringly yells at Batman (Christian Bale) to run him [...] D
Prosthetics make-up supervisor Colin Sullivan created three different sculptures for The Joker' [...] D
Michael Jai White gave an interview with the YouTube series Vladtv in 2019 where he stated that [...] D
While filming a chase scene on Lake Street, the Chicago Police Department received several call [...] D
(at around 45 mins) At the fund raising party, Bruce remarks about Harvey's previous campaign s [...] D
The Joker wearing a nurse costume is most likely a nod to a scrapped idea from Arkham Asylum: A [...] D
Christopher Nolan initially wanted Batman's cape to form a compact backpack when riding the Bat [...] D
Harvey Dent disarms a court witness, notes the gun is Chinese and advises the witness's boss to [...] D
(at around 1h 35 mins) When Harvey Dent's face is on fire, the first frame reveals the Batman l [...] D
It was confirmed in August 2018 that had the ferry passengers triggered the detonator, they wou [...] D
Eric Roberts talked about working with Heath Ledger. He said that even though Ledger was known [...] D
When the Joker is disguised as a nurse in the hospital you can see that he wears a sticker from [...] D
Takashi Miike's Ichi the Killer (2001) is a major influence on the aesthetic of this film. Earl [...] D
The Batman film franchises have attracted the longest list of actors and actresses who have Osc [...] D
(at around 1h 22 mins) When Batman goes head to head with The Joker facing off and staring Batm [...] D
A fan proposed that this iteration of The Joker is a heavily-traumatized veteran of the War on [...] D
The sky-hook device is, in contrast to many other Batman gadgets, not fictional. The full name [...] D
While shooting in Hong Kong, cinematographer Wally Pfister said he'd "never seen so many people [...] D
This is the first Batman production to utilize 65mm film. D
This is the first Batman theatrical movie that doesn't incorporate the word "Batman" in its tit [...] D
(at around 1h 45 mins) Batman asks Alfred to find the names of any police officers who have fam [...] D
When it was released on July 18, 2008, this movie made $67.2 million in a day, the most lucrati [...] D
Christopher Nolan designed Dent's scarred appearance in the film as one of the least disturbing [...] D
For this film Heath Ledger became the first person to win an Oscar for portraying a comic book [...] D
This is the fourth time a movie, based on a comic, has been nominated for a Best Actor in a Sup [...] D
When Michael Jai White saw Heath Ledger (Joker) during the meeting with his crew he was seeing [...] D
The interrogation scene was shot entirely in England. D
(at around 1h 30 mins) The Joker says that Rachel is located at Avenue X and Cicero. Cicero is [...] D
Michael Jai White (Gambol) was on the Collider Podcast (March 2019), where he talked about the [...] D
According to the British Board of Film Classification (or BBFC), this film received the most co [...] D
In contrast to the iconic villain's name-sake: Nobody laughs when the Joker is telling a joke, [...] D
Trouble arose during a public relations campaign before the movie's release, when a website rel [...] D
In addition to the Lamborghini being a "bat"mobile, its color scheme is an homage to Batman. Th [...] D
This movie marked the second Oscar nomination for Heath Ledger in which he has acted with a Gyl [...] D
Unlike his counterpart in both the comics and Batman (1989), The Joker in this movie does not h [...] D
In the original origin story of The Joker, he was disfigured by acid, whereas in this movie, it [...] D
Christian Bale trained in the Keysi Fighting Method to play Batman. Keysi means "from the heart [...] D
Christopher Nolan has said that if he knew he was going to make another sequel, Harvey Dent wou [...] D
When he was getting his make-up applied, Heath Ledger would scrunch up his face to make it look [...] D
The Bat Symbol at the beginning of each movie in the trilogy foreshadows something that happens [...] D
Jerry Robinson, one of the original creators of The Joker back in 1940, was hired as a consulta [...] D
In Batman Forever (1995), Harvey Dent a.k.a. Two-Face falls to his death when he flips his coin [...] D
Has the most Oscar nominations for a comic book or superhero movie, with eight. D
(at around 1h 16 mins) When Harvey Dent is being transferred, his holding vehicle is attacked b [...] D
Harvey Dent's scarring in this movie, due to an explosion, is not what happens in the comics, b [...] D
The Joker says he hates schemers and claims he's a man without a plan. During the boat scheme, [...] D
According to Christopher Nolan, Bruce Wayne's reasons for needing a new Batsuit (to be faster a [...] D
The address 250 52nd Street, where Rachel Dawes is killed, and where Harvey Dent brings Gordon' [...] D
The Gotham City license plate has the same color scheme as an Illinois license plate. Illinois [...] D
In the documentary I Am Heath Ledger (2017), Heath Ledger's vocal coach on this movie, Gerry Gr [...] D
Sir Michael Caine also appeared in Quicksand - Accusato di omicidio (2003), opposite previous B [...] D
The Joker's fate at the end of this movie was left ambiguous. This is in line with the comics, [...] D
Previous Batman Michael Keaton was a big fan of the film, particularly Christopher Nolan's dire [...] D
Bruce Wayne makes his final appearance in this movie (out of the Batsuit) a whole forty minutes [...] D
Despite endless speculation on which actor had been chosen to portray the Joker, Heath Ledger h [...] D
Featured thirty-seven minutes of IMAX footage. D
In the opening scene, the Joker's jacket is already frayed with one single longer string. This [...] D
The final fight scene between The Joker and Batman was shot in the Trump Tower in Chicago durin [...] D
During the hospital scene, when The Joker is dressed as a nurse, his name tag reads "Nurse Hemm [...] D
Two-Face's disfigurement was created through computer graphics rather than prosthetic make-up, [...] D
Elaborate, interactive marketing campaigns were launched in the months leading up to the releas [...] D
The Joker falling from the Prewitt building mirrors a scene from the first Joker story in Batma [...] D
William Fichtner was cast as the bank manager because of his previous role in the bank heist th [...] D
Joker is constantly licking his lips. This is actually because of the prosthetic scars that Hea [...] D
All of the main action in this movie takes place over nine days and nights, by far the shortest [...] D
Matt Damon was offered the part of Harvey Dent, but had to turn it down because of a schedule c [...] D
The Dark Knight trilogy is one of the three trilogies to be charted in IMDb top 250 movies. The [...] D
When Harvey tells Batman, "You can't give in!" half of his left face is covered in darkness, an [...] D
After seeing his performance in Thank You for Smoking (2005), Christopher Nolan thought that Aa [...] D
Many believe that one of the key reasons why the Academy moved from five Best Picture nominatio [...] D
Bob Hoskins and James Gandolfini auditioned for the part of Sal Maroni. D
The luminous ceiling in Batman's secret bunker was lit by a grid of three hundred fixtures, eac [...] D
Two-Face, in this movie, is similar to the villain of the James Bond movie, GoldenEye (1995), A [...] D
When asked if Harvey Dent a.k.a. Two-Face would return in Il cavaliere oscuro - Il ritorno (201 [...] D
This is the only movie in The Dark Knight trilogy where there is not a surprise revelation as t [...] D
(at around 55 mins) When Batman is atop the Sears Tower monitoring telecommunications, a voice [...] D
After Gamble interrupts Joker's initial speech, he switches years with a new one to get the res [...] D
In one of the final scenes of this movie, where Harvey flips his coin for Batman, Gordon, and h [...] D
The Joker says to Batman that Harvey's being held at "250 52nd street." Said out loud this addr [...] D
In this movie, Bruce resides in a penthouse at Wayne Tower instead of Wayne Manor, which is bei [...] D
The Joker's make-up and look was partially inspired by Brandon Lee's character in Il corvo - Th [...] D
Nathan Crowley based the look of the Bat Bunker on 1960s buildings in Chicago. D
Chin Han and William Fichtner have the same birthday, November 27. D
The identities of the Joker's clowns in the bank heist, whose names you would only know through [...] D
When the Joker fires the RPG (rocket propelled grenade) from the trailer both side doors are op [...] D
Batman sliding down his penthouse to save Rachel almost exactly re-creates his slide down the m [...] D
The first four days of scheduled shooting resulted in no film being rolled. Instead, writer, pr [...] D
Bruce Wayne's cell phone number is 735-185-7301, there is no area code 735 in the United States [...] D
(at around 38 mins) "R.I.C.O." refers to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act [...] D
John Jarratt and Don Johnson were considered to play The Joker. D
Christopher Nolan asked Aaron Eckhart not to perform any tics or slurping noises as Two-Face to [...] D
The only movie in the trilogy where the phrase "Dark Knight" is spoken. It is said near the end [...] D
David S. Goyer and Christopher Nolan collaborated on the story of this movie. The screenplay wa [...] D
Many cast members in this movie have worked with the siblings of other cast members. Heath Ledg [...] D
Both Aaron Eackhart and Maggie Gyllenhaal would go on to appear in similar films featuring a te [...] D
Christopher Nolan and his co-writers, Jonathan Nolan and David S. Goyer, made the decision very [...] D
(at around 5 mins) The shotgun The Joker used, which he took from the bank manager at the begin [...] D
Gordon found hints in a newspaper that the mayor would be killed via a high powered rifle round [...] D
In Batman Begins (2005) and this film, after a major character dies, Alfred offers Bruce breakf [...] D
Aaron Eckhart described his portrayal of Harvey Dent as simultaneously coming from, and being a [...] D
The newspaper article with the Joker's threat to kill the mayor includes the name "Joe Ondrejko [...] D
This movie reached the $200 million mark in only five days, quickly achieving another box offic [...] D
After Batman leaves to save "Rachel", you can see shards of broken glass behind the Joker. He t [...] D
Harvey Dent does not appear fully transformed as Two-Face until nearly one hour and forty-two m [...] D
Christopher Nolan cast Heath Ledger based on his Oscar-nominated performance in I segreti di Br [...] D
The first superhero movie to gross over $1 billion worldwide. D
Writer, producer, and director Christopher Nolan had the initial full-size mock model of the Ba [...] D
The serrated edges on the side of the Batman's gauntlets were inspired by the pulp character To [...] D
(at around 25 mins) When The Joker interrupts the crime boss meeting, Gambol (Michael Jai White [...] D
The final confrontation between Batman and the Joker similar to the end of Steve Engleharts sto [...] D
The highest-grossing movie of 2008. D
This movie was delivered to some theaters under the name "Oliver's Army". D
Timothée Chalamet has said that Heath Ledger's performance in this movie made him want to be [...] D
The Joker only looked at three of the people he killed in this movie. He shoots the bus driver [...] D
The studio's viral campaign, which focused largely on the character of The Joker, had to be ref [...] D
David Dastmalchian, who was one of The Joker's thugs, played a man that tried to revive Jerome [...] D
The infamous interrogation scene originally ended with Batman, after getting the information he [...] D
(at around 20 mins) When Harvey Dent discusses Gotham's politics and referencing Ancient Rome, [...] D
Voted number fifteen on Empire Magazine's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time (September 2008). D
Dwight Yoakam turned down two different roles in this movie. One was for the part of Detective [...] D
While filming in Chicago, Wanted - Scegli il tuo destino (2008) was the neighboring production, [...] D
Bruce Wayne's middle name according to the comics is Thomas, named after his father Dr. Thomas [...] D
When Michael Jai White yelled "Enough from the clown!!!" It was a reference from another comic [...] D
Nicky Katt has been in two Batman movies. In this movie as the S.W.A.T. officer who rides shotg [...] D
Christian Bale admitted he did not pack on as much muscle weight for this movie as he did for B [...] D
In the Italian version of Batman (1989), Jack Nicholson's voice was dubbed by Giancarlo Giannin [...] D
This movie on Blu-ray features the IMAX version of this movie. Any sequence filmed with the IMA [...] D
The lenses that cover Batman's eyes during the hostage rescue scene give him a look that's clos [...] D
In the opening sequence, The Joker and his henchmen are riding to the bank heist in a truck, al [...] D
This film is in the Official Top 250 Narrative Feature Films on Letterboxd. D
Made more money than Batman Begins (2005)'s entire domestic run in only six days of release. D
The music used in the trailers for this movie was re-used from the Batman Begins (2005) soundtr [...] D
Like Batman Begins (2005), there are no opening credits or titles. D
The only non-Best Picture Oscar nominee that year to be nominated for Best Editing. D
Over the years, the film has built up strong connections with the Mortal Kombat franchise: -The [...] D
Chin Han and Michael Jai White both played recurring antagonists on Arrow (2012), Han as a corr [...] D
(at around 15 mins) When Harvey Dent disarms the witness in court, he removes the magazine and [...] D
With 4,366 locations, this movie held the record for opening in the most venues on its release [...] D
During the Jokers interrogation, he makes Batman choose between Harvey and Rachel, and actually [...] D
Buster Reeves: (at around 1h 16 mins) A Joker thug. He appears in the trailer of The Joker's se [...] D
Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan are fans of the movie and used it as an influence for Black [...] D
The Batman comic books The Long Halloween, The Killing Joke, The Man Who Laughs, and the first [...] D
Aaron Eckhart plays Harvey Dent in this movie, and is an enemy to the Joker. By coincidence, Ec [...] D
The Tumbler versus the garbage truck in Lower Fifth was filmed with 1/3 scale miniatures. D
Willem Dafoe was considered for the role of The Joker. Dafoe was one of the actors considered f [...] D
The report of a GE M134 Minigun is dubbed over, for the sound of the Smith & Wesson M76. D
In each part of the trilogy, Batman/Bruce Wayne has either a friend who turns into the villain, [...] D
Despite it being synonymous with Heath Ledger's interpretation of Joker, the infamous phrase, " [...] D
In the special features, Christopher Nolan showed the audience the film-making process with beh [...] D
Harvey Dent's campaign slogan, "I Believe in Harvey Dent", is taken directly from the closing l [...] D
(at around 1h 21 mins) Shortly after the truck flip scene, as The Joker walks out of the truck, [...] D
(at around 1h 55 mins) When Harvey Dent confronts Wuertz in the bar, a small statue of Marvel s [...] D
(at around 28 mins) In Batman - Il ritorno (1992), Catwoman finds a gap in Batman's armor and s [...] D
The Batman theme is heard only twice in this movie, as composers Hans Zimmer and James Newton H [...] D
The hospital that The Joker blows up was actually an old, out-of-use candy factory in the Chica [...] D
Batman's sonar is very similar to the Arkham games detective mode. Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009) [...] D
Many years were taken off The Joker in this movie, placing him in his late twenties. He is typi [...] D
The nine-minute suite composed for The Joker is based on two notes, D and C, named after DC Com [...] D
The skyhook retrieval process is a real one devised by the CIA. It was used in the James Bond m [...] D
Chinese actor Edison Chen can be seen escorting Lucius Fox from the helicopter into the buildin [...] D
(at around 35 mins) Batman leaps from the roof of Two IFC, the tallest building in Hong Kong at [...] D
As of 2022, this is the highest-grossing movie to win an Oscar for acting. D
This movie held the box office record for the largest opening weekend of all time. It made $158 [...] D
In scenes where Batman speaks with the three people who know his secret identity, Alfred, Rache [...] D
The only one of Christopher Nolan's movies that has linear story telling. That is, the plot doe [...] D
The infamous growl performed by Christian Bale was much rougher in this movie than Batman Begin [...] D
Once she knew Heath Ledger had been cast as The Joker, costume designer Lindy Hemming based the [...] D
(at around 34 mins) During the Hong Kong action scene (to bring Lau back), Batman shoots time-b [...] D
The ferry scene features two Band of Brothers miniseries alumnus, one passenger on the civilian [...] D
In one draft of the script, a reference to Robin being related to Rachel Dawes was considered. [...] D
The Joker is the only primary antagonist in the whole The Dark Knight trilogy to remain alive. [...] D
While this movie is dedicated to Heath Ledger, it also bears a dedication to Conway Wickliffe, [...] D
The Joker and Batman share numerous scenes. However, The Joker and Bruce Wayne never share a sc [...] D
Assuming that the dollar bills are all $100's, the pile of cash that the joker sets on fire, is [...] D
(at around 10 mins) Near the beginning of the movie, there is a scene where Batman pauses at th [...] D
The Gotham City license plates were directly modelled on Illinois license plates. D
Heath Ledger's posthumous Oscar nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, as The Joker, w [...] D
Shortly before this movie's DVD debut, Warner Bros. were under legal action by the city of Batm [...] D
(at around 55 mins) Batman overhears a call between The Joker and the 911 operator, where The J [...] D
In their face to face confrontations, neither Batman nor Joker refer to one another by name. D
Along with Spider-Man 3 (2007) and Pirati dei Caraibi - La maledizione del forziere fantasma (2 [...] D
Eight hundred extras worked on the ferry scene, which was shot in only one day. With so many ex [...] D
Even though Christopher Nolan offered her the part, Katie Holmes decided not to reprise her rol [...] D
Joker tells the Chechen "I'm only burning my half," referencing the mountain of money of behind [...] D
Based on early concept art produced by Jamie Rama, a potential scene was pitched that would hav [...] D
Paul Birchard appeared in Tim Burton's Batman (1989), making him one of the very few actors to have [...] D
In the screenplay for the movie, the Chechen, upon his arrival, explains that he brought his rottwei [...] D
In the early minutes of each movie in the trilogy, the main villain (Ra's al Ghul, The Joker, Bane) [...] D