BBFC reference CFF244306
	THE DARK KNIGHT Feature Film Classified 22 July, 2008 . Run Time 152m 18s

Consumer Advice: Contains moderate violence and sustained threat

Extended Classification Information (*SPOILER ALERT* Information may include plot details) THE DARK KNIGHT tells the story of Batman’s continuing war on crime and in particular his personal battle with the psychotic Joker. It was passed ‘12A’ for moderate violence and sustained threat. The BBFC Guidelines at ‘12A’ state that ‘violence must not dwell on detail’ and that ‘there should be no emphasis on injuries or blood’ and whilst THE DARK KNIGHT does contain a good deal of violence, all of it fits within that definition. For example, in one of the stronger scenes, Batman repeatedly beats the Joker during an interrogation. The blows however are all masked from the camera and despite both their weight and force; the Joker shows no sign of injury. There are also scenes in which the Joker threatens first a man and then a woman with a knife and whilst these do have a significant degree of menace, without any actual violence shown they were also acceptably placed at ‘12A’. In the final analysis, THE DARK KNIGHT is a superhero movie and the violence it contains exists within that context, with both Batman and the Joker apparently indestructible no matter what is thrown at them. THE DARK KNIGHT also contains some special make up effects that whilst clearly not real, have the potential to be moderately frightening.

This work was passed with no cuts made.

The BBFC has placed this work in the FANTASY genre(s). The main spoken language in this work is English. Directed by Christopher Nolan The cast for this work includes: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Eric Roberts, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall, Monique Curnen.

When submitted to the BBFC the work had a running time of 152m 18s.

The running time of this film was calculated from the measured length of 219318 ( feet + frames ).

This work was submitted to the BBFC by Warner Brothers .

Warner Brothers identified this work as IMAX version

General Remarks IMAX version,

A film or video, together with associated trailers may exist in several versions and all versions known to the BBFC are listed below. Category Type Date Company Run Time Cut Title FilmTrailer 18/12/2007 Warner Brothers 2m 0s THE DARK KNIGHT FilmTrailer 24/12/2007 Warner Brothers 6m 48s THE DARK KNIGHT FilmTrailer 23/04/2008 Warner Brothers 2m 24s THE DARK KNIGHT VideoTrailer 19/05/2008 Warner Home Video Ltd 1m 59s THE DARK KNIGHT FilmTrailer 05/06/2008 Warner Brothers 1m 2s THE DARK KNIGHT FilmTrailer 05/06/2008 Warner Brothers 1m 32s THE DARK KNIGHT Film 25/06/2008 Warner Brothers 152m 3s THE DARK KNIGHT Film 22/07/2008 Warner Brothers 152m 18s THE DARK KNIGHT VideoTrailer 30/09/2008 Warner Home Video Ltd 3m 0s THE DARK KNIGHT VideoTrailer 30/09/2008 Warner Home Video Ltd 5m 12s THE DARK KNIGHT Online 30/09/2008 Warner Home Video Ltd 3m 0s THE DARK KNIGHT Online 30/09/2008 Warner Home Video Ltd 5m 12s THE DARK KNIGHT

Details are likely to be more complete and accurate for the version submitted most recently. When a film is transferred to video the running time will be shorter by approximately 4% due to the differing number of frames per second. This does not mean that the video version has been cut or re-edited.

This entry was last updated 12/09/2008