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Batman

Original title: Batman: The Movie
  • 19661966
  • K-12K-12
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
33K
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Adam West, Cesar Romero, Frank Gorshin, Burgess Meredith, Lee Meriwether, and Burt Ward in Batman (1966)
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The Dynamic Duo faces four supervillains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.The Dynamic Duo faces four supervillains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.The Dynamic Duo faces four supervillains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.

IMDb RATING
6.5/10
33K
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  • Director
    • Leslie H. Martinson
  • Writers
    • Lorenzo Semple Jr.(television series)
    • Bob Kane(based upon the characters created by)
    • William Dozier(based on the series created by)
  • Stars
    • Adam West
    • Burt Ward
    • Lee Meriwether
  • Director
    • Leslie H. Martinson
  • Writers
    • Lorenzo Semple Jr.(television series)
    • Bob Kane(based upon the characters created by)
    • William Dozier(based on the series created by)
  • Stars
    • Adam West
    • Burt Ward
    • Lee Meriwether
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 197User reviews
    • 79Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

    Videos6

    Batman (1966)
    Trailer 3:07
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    Batman (1966)
    Trailer 3:04
    Batman (1966)
    Is the New 'Joker' Most Like Jared, Heath, or Jack?
    Clip 4:46
    Is the New 'Joker' Most Like Jared, Heath, or Jack?
    By the Numbers: Joker Movies
    Video 4:36
    By the Numbers: Joker Movies
    Who Nearly Played Alfred Pennyworth?
    Video 3:04
    Who Nearly Played Alfred Pennyworth?

    Photos96

    Adam West and Burt Ward in Batman (1966)
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    Adam West and Burt Ward in Batman - Lepakkomies (1966)
    Adam West in Batman (1966)
    Adam West and Burt Ward in Batman (1966)
    Cesar Romero, Frank Gorshin, Burgess Meredith, and Lee Meriwether in Batman (1966)
    "Batman: The Movie" Lee Merriwether 1966 20th Cent. Fox
    "Batman: The Movie" Lee Merriweather 1966 20th Cent. Fox
    Stafford Repp in Batman (1966)
    Adam West and Burt Ward in Batman (1966)
    Cesar Romero, Frank Gorshin, Burgess Meredith, and Lee Meriwether in Batman (1966)

    Top cast

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    Adam West
    Adam West
    • Batman…
    Burt Ward
    Burt Ward
    • Robin…
    Lee Meriwether
    Lee Meriwether
    • The Catwoman…
    Cesar Romero
    Cesar Romero
    • The Joker
    Burgess Meredith
    Burgess Meredith
    • The Penguin
    Frank Gorshin
    Frank Gorshin
    • The Riddler
    Alan Napier
    Alan Napier
    • Alfred
    Neil Hamilton
    Neil Hamilton
    • Commissioner Gordon
    Stafford Repp
    Stafford Repp
    • Chief O'Hara
    Madge Blake
    Madge Blake
    • Aunt Harriet Cooper
    Reginald Denny
    Reginald Denny
    • Commodore Schmidlapp
    Milton Frome
    Milton Frome
    • Vice Admiral Fangschliester
    Gil Perkins
    Gil Perkins
    • Bluebeard
    Dick Crockett
    Dick Crockett
    • Morgan
    George Sawaya
    • Quetch
    Robert Adler
    Robert Adler
    • Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Leon Alton
    Leon Alton
    • Official
    • (uncredited)
    Al Bain
    Al Bain
    • Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Leslie H. Martinson
    • Writers
      • Lorenzo Semple Jr.(television series)
      • Bob Kane(based upon the characters created by)
      • William Dozier(based on the series created by) (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Cesar Romero (The Joker) refused to shave his mustache during filming and it was covered with makeup instead.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h) When Batman and Robin are climbing up the wall, you can see the strings used to hold their capes up, as the scene is clearly a rotated shot of the duo walking horizontally. Although this has been widely regarded as a mistake, the special edition DVD commentary with Adam West and Burt Ward explains that it was done purposely to have some fun for the adult audience.
    • Quotes

      Batman: Some days, you just can't get rid of a bomb!

    • Crazy credits
      (Opening disclaimer) ACKNOWLEDGMENT We wish to express our gratitude to the enemies of crime and crusaders against crime throughout the world for their inspirational example. To them, and to lovers of adventure, lovers of pure escapism, lovers of unadulterated entertainment, lovers of the ridiculous and the bizarre--- To funlovers everywhere--- This picture is respectfully dedicated. If we have overlooked any sizable groups of lovers, we apologize. ---THE PRODUCERS
    • Alternate versions
      Depending on the condition and color saturation of the print, the Joker's hair can appear orange rather than green. This was evident on the VHS releases of the film. The same thing would sometimes happen in the TV series (particularly during fades to black), but the mistake was more evident and consistent in the film version. The Blu ray release color saturation corrects this and the Joker's hair appears green as it should.
    • Connections
      Edited into Batman - Lepakkomies: Walk the Straight and Narrow (1966)
    • Soundtracks
      Batman Theme
      Written by Neal Hefti
      Performed by Studio Orchestra (uncredited)

    User reviews197

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    8/10
    What great special effects!
    If no one else has commented on the great effects, then i will. KABLAM! POW! BOOM! The effects were really funny and the evil villians teaming up together against batman and robin was a genius idea on the writers part! I always will and still do find robin cuter than batman. The riddler's jokes were really tacky, but i know i never would've came up with those jokes in a million years! i'll just stick with the jokes from the laffy taffy wrappers! (LOL) The movie was great and i strongly recommend it if you want to see batmans funny side and see the caped crusader attempt to battle all the evil forces of gotham city! (A- B+)
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    • emilie8605
    • Nov 17, 2003

    FAQ5

    • Which characters were adapted from the Batman comic books?
    • Who created the character of Batman? Bob Kane is listed in old (pre-2015) media including the comic books as creating Batman on his own but new media (made after 2015) shows him as co-creating the character with someone called Bill Finger, so what's all that about?
    • When was Batman originally created?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 9, 1966 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • German
      • Hebrew
      • Japanese
      • Russian
      • Spanish
      • Swahili
    • Also known as
      • Batman - lepakkomies
    • Filming locations
      • Stearn's Wharf, Santa Barbara, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Greenlawn Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,377,800 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1(original aspect ratio/open matte)

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