The Dark Knight is an epic superhero film directed and co-written by Christopher Nolan.

With over $1 billion in revenue worldwide, it is the 26th-highest-grossing film of all time, unadjusted for inflation. The film received eight Academy Award nominations; it won the award for Best Sound Editing and Ledger

Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman:A billionaire socialite who dedicates himself to protecting Gotham City from its criminal underworld

Heath Ledger as The Joker:A psychotic criminal mastermind portraying himself as an "agent of chaos", who rises to dominant power by terrorizing Gotham and plunging it into anarchy.

Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent:

   Gotham's district attorney, hailed as the city's "White Knight"

Tom Hardy as Bane:A mysterious and physically imposing revolutionary who was excommunicated from the League of Shadows and portrays himself as a "liberator of pain". He is desperate to continue Ra's al Ghul's legacy by destroying Gotham.

Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle / Catwoman:

  A professional cat burglar, grifter, easing relationship with Bruce that "takes some of the somberness away from his character",and pursues a "clean slate" (a computer program rumored to be able to erase a person's criminal history) when she crosses paths with both Bruce and Batman