In 2008, Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight," starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger, opens in New York.
Christopher Nolan directed The Dark Knight in 2008, based on a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother Jonathan. It is the sequel to Batman Begins (2005) and the second instalment in The Dark Knight Trilogy, and it is based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. The superhero vigilante Batman, Police Lieutenant James Gordon, and District Attorney Harvey Dent form an alliance to combat organised crime in Gotham City in the film's plot, but their efforts are thwarted by the Joker, an anarchistic mastermind.
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