Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Jay Oliva, 2012
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, Lynn Varley, 1986
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 is a movie directed by Jay Oliva in 2012 and based on the comic book Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller, Klaus Janson and Lynn Varley, first published in 1986. The movie features Peter Weller, Ariel Winter, David Selby, Wade Williams, Carlos Alazraqui, Dee Bradley Baker, and others.
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Storyline
After the death of his protégé Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne retired his Batman persona. Ten years later, in mid-1986, Gotham City is overrun with crime and terrorized by a gang known as the Mutants. The 55-year-old Wayne maintains a friendship with 70-year-old retiring Police Commissioner James Gordon, while the Joker has been catatonic in Arkham Asylum since Wayne’s retirement.
Movie vs Book
Year
2012
Minutes
76
Movie Rate
8.00
Source: IMDb
Movie
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Director: Jay Oliva
Country: USA
Year: 2012
Length: 1h16m
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Year
1986
Pages
197
Book Rate
8.52
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Comic Book
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Author: Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, Lynn Varley
Country: USA
First published in: 1986
Length: 197 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Other screen adaptations of the comic book
Movie by Jay Oliva
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“In screenplay terms, writing a novel is more like writing a full 22 episode season of a TV series, than it is a movie.”
JEFF LYONS (Screenwriter)
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