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Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video
©2008
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1 videodisc (153 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2008
"The follow-up to 'Batman Begins' ... With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves effective. But soon the three find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind knows as The Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces Batman closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante ..."--Container notes
Based upon Batman characters created by Bob Kane and published by DC Comics
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Widescreen 2.39:1
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
MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of violence and some menace
Canadian Home Video rating: PG
DVD, region 1, dual layer, widescreen format; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround
English, dubbed French, or dubbed Spanish dialogue; optional English, French or Spanish subtitles
Academy Awards, 2009: Best Supporting Actor (Ledger); Best Sound Editing (Richard King)
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror, 2009: Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film; Best Supporting Actor (Ledger); Best Writing (Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan); Best Music (Howard, Zimmer); Best Special Effects (Nick Davis and 3 others)
Golden Globes, 2009: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Ledger)
National Film Preservation Board, 2020: Induction into the National Film Registry
Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2009: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Ledger); Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing [SDH]