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The Dark Knight
A brooding, tightly wound crime epic that feels like a pressure cooker of moral dilemmas and escalating chaos.
About 2008 film directed by Christopher Nolan
Genres drama, action, crime, superhero, neo-noir, thriller, crime thriller
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Written by Christopher Nolan, Bob Kane, Jonathan Nolan, Bill Finger
Starring Morgan Freeman, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Cillian Murphy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Aaron Eckhart
Music Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard
Runtime 155 min
Country United States, United Kingdom
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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