Batman Begins

As a young boy, Bruce Wayne watched in horror as his millionaire parents were slain in front of him--a trauma that leads him to become obsessed with revenge. But the opportunity to avenge his parent's deaths is cruelly taken away from him by fate.

Fleeing to the East, where he seeks counsel with the dangerous but honorable ninja cult leader known as Ra's Al-Ghul, Bruce returns to his now decaying Gotham City, which is overrun by organized crime and other dangerous individuals manipulating the system.

Meanwhile, Bruce is slowly being swindled out of Wayne Industries, the company he inherited. The discovery of a cave under his mansion, along with a prototype armored suit, leads him to assume a new persona, one which will strike fear into the hearts of men who do wrong; he becomes Batman!!!

In the new guise, and with the help of rising cop Jim Gordon, Batman sets out to take down the various nefarious schemes in motion by individuals such as mafia don Falcone, the twisted doctor/drug dealer Jonathan 'The Scarecrow' Crane, and a mysterious third party that is quite familiar with Wayne and waiting to strike when the time is right.

Theatrical International release dates:
Europe: Jun 19, 05
Japan: May 31, 05

Movie Details

Cast: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Katie Holmes, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running time: 134 minutes
DVD Aspect Ratios: 2.35:1

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DVD Features: Disc One

Feature film presentation

MTV's "Tankman Begins"

Theatrical trailer Disc Two:

"Inner Demons Comic": Explore the special features through an exclusive interactive comic book

"Batman: The Journey Begins": Concept design and development of the film, as well as the casting of Batman

"Shaping Mind and Body": Observe Christian Bale's transformation into Batman

"Batman: The Tumbler": The reinvention of the Batmobile

"Gotham City Rises": Witness the creation of Gotham City, the Batcave, Wayne Manor, and more

"Saving Gotham City": The development of miniatures, CGI, and effects for the monorail chase scene

"Genesis of the Bat": A look at the Dark Knight's incarnation and influences on the film

"Confidential Files": Go beyond the movie and discover facts and story points not in the film

Plus an exclusive, collectible 72-page comic book featuring the first "Batman" story and two other tales that inspired the movie

International rating:

Europe: 12A
Australia: M

DVD International release dates:
North America: Oct 18, 05