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    Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman

    • Video
    • 20052005
    • 41min
    IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
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    Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman (2005)
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    A look at the history of the Batman comic franchise.A look at the history of the Batman comic franchise.A look at the history of the Batman comic franchise.

    IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Constantine Nasr
    • Writer
      • Jason Hillhouse
    • Stars
      • Harlan Ellison
      • Mark Cotta Vaz
      • Michael E. Uslan
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    • Director
      • Constantine Nasr
    • Writer
      • Jason Hillhouse
    • Stars
      • Harlan Ellison
      • Mark Cotta Vaz
      • Michael E. Uslan
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    Harlan Ellison
    Harlan Ellison
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    Mark Cotta Vaz
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    Michael E. Uslan
    Michael E. Uslan
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    Bob Kane
    Bob Kane
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    • (archive footage)
    Les Daniels
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    Mike Mignola
    Mike Mignola
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    Stan Lee
    Stan Lee
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    Elizabeth Sanders
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    • (as Elizabeth Sanders Kane)
    Denny O'Neil
    Denny O'Neil
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    Frank Miller
    Frank Miller
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    Kevin Smith
    Kevin Smith
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    Dan DiDio
    Dan DiDio
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    Geoff Johns
    Geoff Johns
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    Paul Dini
    Paul Dini
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    Jeph Loeb
    Jeph Loeb
    • Selfas Self
    Alex Ross
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    Paul Levitz
    Paul Levitz
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    Brian Bolland
    Brian Bolland
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    • Director
      • Constantine Nasr
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      • Jason Hillhouse
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    A look at the history of the Batman comic franchise.
    superherodc comicsreference to batmangraphic artistfilm adaptation1 more
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      • Documentary
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    • Trivia
      This documentary is featured on the Two-Disc Special Edition for Batman (1989), released in 2005.
    • Connections
      Features Batman and Robin (1949)

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    8/10
    Do you like Batman, and/or want to know more about him? Look no further
    If you are at all interested in Batman, or maybe even comics in general, this is definitely worth your attention. Narrated by Mark Hamill, who does a bang-up job, this goes all the way back to the beginning of Batman, and takes you through to present time, being quite thorough but never boring. It comes in at 41 minutes, and it is expertly paced. The interviewees are interesting to listen to, and the whole thing is edited well. Harlan Ellison manages to *not* complain about how his original work was changed for the Star Trek: The Original Series episode The City on the Edge of Forever. Brian Bolland appears, talking about his work on The Killing Joke, my personal favorite Batman story(though I haven't read Year One or The Dark Knight Returns), as written by Alan Moore, and they do talk some about it, too. Frank Miller gets a fair amount of time, and talks about the characters being larger than life. Several esteemed artists who have worked on the characters over the years are interviewed, and the story told is one that spans over decades, and goes back to the very birth of comic books. They talk about the various mediums they appeared in, and Bob Kane's inspirations when he first created the character. I recommend this to any fan of comics, the characters, and the movies. 8/10
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    • Release date
      • November 15, 2005 (Hungary)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Legende o Mračnom vitezu - Istorija Betmena
    • Production companies
      • New Wave Entertainment
      • Warner Bros. Entertainment
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      • 41min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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