The Dark Knight Rises

Theatrical - Wide 2012-07-20

Cast Christian Bale Gary Oldman Tom Hardy Joseph Gordon-Levitt Anne Hathaway
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Written by Jonathan Nolan Christopher Nolan

Box Office Gross: $1,081,041,287

Running Time: 165 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Syncopy, Legendary Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, DC

Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller

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Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent’s crimes to protect the late attorney’s reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the... See more villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham’s finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

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