Batman Begins
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UPC: 883929-024063 (Blu-ray)
Region Coding: No Region Coding
Production Year: 2005
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance)
Running Time: 140 min.
DVD Release: 7/8/2008
Case Type: HD Slim
Video Formats: Widescreen 2.4:1
Disc Formats: Single Sided, Dual Layered
SRP: $31.99
Acclaimed director Christopher Nolan explores the origins of the legendary Dark Knight. After his parents' murders, disillusioned heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice. With the help of his trusted butler Alfred (Michael Caine), detective Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and his ally Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), Wayne returns to Gotham City and unleashes his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and high-tech weaponry to fight evil.

Genres
Action
Suspense/Thriller
Drama

Studios
Warner Bros. Pictures
Syncopy
DC Comics
Media Companies: Warner Home Video
Features
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Featurettes
Gallery
Subtitles
Chinese
English
French
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese
Spanish
Audio Tracks
English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1
Cast
Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman
Michael Caine as Alfred
Liam Neeson as Ducard
Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawes
Gary Oldman as Jim Gordon
Cillian Murphy as Dr. Jonathan Crane
Tom Wilkinson as Carmine Falcone
Rutger Hauer as Earle
Ken Watanabe as Ra's Al Ghul
Mark Boone Junior as Flass
Linus Roache as Thomas Wayne
Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox
Larry Holden as Finch
Gerard Murphy as Judge Faden
Colin McFarlane as Loeb
Sara Stewart as Martha Wayne
Gus Lewis as Bruce Wayne (Age 8)
Richard Brake as Joe Chill
Rade Sherbedgia as Homeless Man
Emma Lockhart as Rachel Dawes (Age 8)
Christine Adams as Jessica
Catherine Porter as Blonde Female Reporter/Assassin
John Nolan as Fredericks
Karen David as Courthouse Reporter #1
Jonathan D. Ellis as Courthouse Reporter #2
Tamer Hassan as Faden's Limo Driver
Ronan Leahy as Uniformed Policeman #1
Vincent Wong as Old Asian Prisoner
Tom Wu as Bhutanese Prison Guard #1
Mark Chiu as Bhutanese Prison Guard #2
Turbo Kong as Enormous Prisoner
Stuart Ong as Chinese Police Officer
Chike Chan as Chinese Police Officer
Tenzin Clive Ball as Himalayan Child
Tenzin Gyurme as Old Himalayan Man
Jamie Cho as Stocky Chinese Man
David Murray as Jumpy Thug
John Kazek as Dock Thug #2
Darragh Kelly as Dock Thug #3
Patrick Nolan as Dock Cop #1
Joseph Rye as Dock Cop #2
Kwaku Ankomah as Dock Cop #3
Jo Martin as Police Prison Official
Charles Edwards as Wayne Enterprises Executive
Lucy Russell as Female Restaurant Guest
Tim Deenihan as Male Restaurant Guest
David Bedella as Maitre D
Flavia Masetto as Restaurant Blonde #1
Emily Steven-Daly as Restaurant Blonde #2
Martin McDougall as Gotham Dock Employee
Noah Lee Margetts as Arkham Thug #1
Joe Hanley as Arkham Thug #2
Karl Shiels as Arkham Thug #3
Roger Griffiths as Arkham Uniformed Policeman
Stephen Walters as Arkham Lunatic
Richard Laing as Arkham Chase Cop
Matt Miller as Gotham Car Cop #3
Risteard Cooper as Captain Simonson
Shane Rimmer as Older Gotham Water Board Technician
Jeremy Theobald as Younger Gotham Water Board Technician
Alexandra Bastedo as Gotham Society Dame
Soo Hee Ding as Farmer
Con Horgan as Monorail Driver
Phill Curr as Transit Cop
Jack Gleeson as Little Boy
John Judd as Narrows Bridge Cop
Sarah Wateridge as Mrs. Dawes
Charlie Kranz as Basement Club Manager
Terry McMahon as Bad SWAT Cop #1
Cedric Young as Liquor Store Owner
Tim Booth as Victor Zsaz
Tom Nolan as Valet
Leon Delroy Williams as Pedestrian
Roger Yuan as HAZMAT Technician
Joe Sargent as Narrows Teenager #1
Mel Taylor as Narrows Resident
Ilyssa Fradin as Barbara Gordon
Andrew Pleavin as Uniformed Policeman #2
Jeff Christian as Driving Cop
John Burke as Arkham Lunatic Cell Mate
Earlene Bentley as Arkham Asylum Nurse
Alex Moggridge as Arkham Asylum Orderly
Jay Buozzi as Asian Man/Ra's Al Ghul
Jordan Shaw as African Boy in Rags
Omar Mostafa as Falafel Stand Vendor
Patrick Pond as Opera Performer #1 Faust (Bass)
Poppy Tierney as Opera Performer #2 Margaret (Soprano)
Rory Campbell as Opera Performer #3 Mefistofele (Tenor)
Fabio Cardascia as Caterer

League of Shadows Warriors
Spencer Wilding
Mark Smith
Khan Bonfils
Dave Legeno
Ruben Halse
Rodney Ryan


Dominic Burgess as Narrows Cop
Nadia Cameron-Blakey as Additional Restaurant Guest #1
Mark Straker as Male Restaurant Guest #2
TJ Ramini as Crane Thug #1
Kieran Hurley as Crane Thug #2
Emmanuel Idowu as Narrows Teenager #2
Jeff Tanner as Bridge Cop
Crew
Direction:
Christopher Nolan: Director
Writing:
Christopher Nolan: Screenwriter
David S. Goyer: Screenwriter
David S. Goyer: Story By
Bob Kane: Original Characters By
Production:
Charles Roven: Producer
Emma Thomas: Producer
Larry Franco: Producer
Benjamin Melniker: Executive Producer
Michael E. Uslan: Executive Producer
Cinematography:
Wally Pfister: Director of Photography
Film Editing:
Lee Smith: Film Editor
Music:
Hans Zimmer: Composer
James Newton Howard: Composer
Sound:
Lora Hirschberg: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gary A. Rizzo: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David G. Evans: Supervising Sound Editor
Stefan Henrix: Supervising Sound Editor
Peter Lindsay: Production Sound Mixer
Art:
Nathan Crowley: Production Designer
Janek Sirrs: Visual Effects
Dan Glass: Visual Effects
Lindy Hemming: Costume Designer
Chris Corbould: Visual Effects
Simon Lamont: Art Director
Alan Tomkins: Art Director
Susan Whitaker: Art Director
Dominic Masters: Art Director
Peter Francis: Art Director
Paul Kirby: Art Director
Nick Dudman: Make-up Effects
Peter Robb-King: Make-up Artist
Sue Robb-King: Make-up Artist
Jenny Sharpe: Make-up Artist
Nancy Worthen-Hancock: Make-up Artist
Dan Grace: Costume Designer
Visual Effects by Double Negative
Paul Franklin: Visual Effects

Visual Effects by The Moving Picture Company
Rudi Holzapfel: Visual Effects
Andrew Morley: Visual Effects

Visual Effects by BUF
Stéphane Ceretti: Visual Effects

Visual Effects by Rising Sun Pictures
Tim Baier: Visual Effects
Sara Henschke: Visual Effects
Sarah McLauchlan: Visual Effects