'The Dark Knight Rises' Review
While Nolan's Batman finale isn't perfect, and may not be the greatest installment of the trilogy, it does manage to solidify this three-part tale of the Batman legend as one of the best ever told.
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
The Dark Knight Rises is the final chapter in the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy, with Christian Bale donning the cape and cowl once more to save Gotham City from certain destruction. Eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, Batman has left the public eye after taking the fall for the crimes committed by a twisted Harvey Dent. However, he is called back into action when a mysterious villain named Bane arrives to bring disorder to Gotham, forcing him to confront deeper, darker recesses of his past to be able to face a challenge he may not be ready for.
The Dark Knight Rises
- Director
- Christopher Nolan
- Release Date
- August 16, 2012
- Studio(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Cast
- Christian Bale , Anne Hathaway , Michael Caine , Gary Oldman
- Writers
- Christopher Nolan , Jonathan Nolan
- Runtime
- 2h 45m
- Franchise(s)
- Batman
- Sequel(s)
- Batman Begins
- prequel(s)
- The Dark Knight
- Budget
- 250 million USD
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