Film

Batman Begins

Name: Batman Begins
Genre: Action film, Neo-noir, Crime film, Drama film, Crime thriller film
Released: 2005
Cast: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman

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Batman Begins is a 2005 film directed by Christopher Nolan. It stars Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson and others.

Synopsis

Batman Begins is a 2005 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan. It restarts the Batman story from the beginning, treating it as a crime drama in a neo-noir setting rather than a comic book spectacle, and it focuses on how an ordinary man becomes a symbol.

Christian Bale plays Bruce Wayne, heir to a wealthy Gotham City family. As a boy, Bruce suffers a loss that leaves him angry and unsure of where to direct that anger. Grown up, he walks away from his comfortable life and travels abroad, drifting through the criminal underworld to understand the people his city fears. In a distant prison he meets Henri Ducard, played by Liam Neeson, who offers him a purpose and a rigorous kind of training.

When Bruce returns home, Gotham is under the grip of organised crime, headed by Carmine Falcone (Tom Wilkinson), and corruption reaches deep into its institutions. Michael Caine plays Alfred Pennyworth, the loyal family butler who stays close to him, while Katie Holmes plays Rachel Dawes, a childhood friend working in the justice system. Gary Oldman appears as the honest cop Jim Gordon, and Cillian Murphy as Scarecrow. Bruce begins to build a second identity, one designed to unsettle the criminals who prey on the city. The film follows how that identity is assembled, piece by piece, and what it asks of the man behind it.

Crew & production

Director: Christopher Nolan
Screenwriters: Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer
Producers: Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Larry J. Franco
Director of photography: Wally Pfister
Composers: Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard
Editor: Lee Smith
Production companies: DC Comics, Legendary Pictures, Syncopy Inc., Warner Bros. Entertainment
Original language: English
Filming locations: Abbey Mills Pumping Station, Canary Wharf, Chicago, Coalhouse Fort, Iceland, Mentmore Towers, Mill Hill, New York City and 4 more
Budget: $150 million
Box office: $374 million (worldwide)