Directed by:
Tim BurtonCinematography:
Roger PrattComposer:
Danny ElfmanCast:
Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, Jerry Hall, Jack Palance, Tracey Walter, Lee Wallace (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
Tim Burton directs; Michael Keaton stars as Batman; and Jack Nicholson stars as his arch foe, The Joker, in the first of the blockbuster Batman series of features. As the Dark Knight, defender of law and order in Gotham City, Batman treads the shadow zone between right and wrong, fighting with only his skill in martial arts and his keenly honed mind to defend the innocent and to purge the memory of his parents' brutal murder. Always keeping his true identity as millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne a closely guarded secret. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Michael Keaton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/268/169268130_cgv24a.jpg)
Michael Keaton
USA
Best movies:
Dopesick (2021) (series)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
Cars (2006)
![Jack Nicholson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/390/164390374_6b48ce.jpg)
Jack Nicholson
USA
Best movies:
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
The Shining (1980)
The Departed (2006)
![Kim Basinger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/529/161529278_fab9fe.png)
Kim Basinger
USA
Best movies:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Batman (1989)
The Natural (1984)
![Robert Wuhl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272147_87258e.jpg)
Robert Wuhl
USA
Best movies:
Madonna: Celebration: The Video Collection (2009) (video compilation)
Batman (1989)
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
![Pat Hingle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271243_beb648.jpg)
Pat Hingle
USA
Best movies:
The Land Before Time (1988)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Batman (1989)
![Billy Dee Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268876_1d6008.jpg)
Billy Dee Williams
USA
Best movies:
![Michael Gough](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273017_6e4263.jpg)
Michael Gough
Malaysia
Best movies:
Corpse Bride (2005)
Out of Africa (1985)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
![Jerry Hall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634368_d33557.jpg)
Jerry Hall
USA
Best movies:
Batman (1989)
The Children's Party at the Palace (2006) (TV movie)
Urban Cowboy (1980)
![Jack Palance](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/420/164420114_577d71.png)
Jack Palance
USA
Best movies:
Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon (2003) (music video)
Sudden Fear (1952)
Batman (1989)
![Tracey Walter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279770_3b0310.jpg)
Tracey Walter
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Philadelphia (1993)
Serpico (1973)
Lee Wallace
USA
Best movies:
Batman (1989)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Klute (1971)
![Mac McDonald](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/314/314542_91a3ff.jpg)
Mac McDonald
USA
Best movies:
Aliens (1986)
The Fifth Element (1997)
Batman (1989)
Philip Tan
Singapore
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Batman (1989)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
![Garrick Hagon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276355_700170.jpg)
Garrick Hagon
UK
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Black Book (2006)
![Richard Durden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280549_23573a.jpg)
![Prince](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/368/160368366_2a1bea.jpg)
Prince
USA
Best movies:
Batman (1989)
Sign 'o' the Times (1987) (concert)
Purple Rain (1984)
![Leon Herbert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/467/467456_97dfb3.jpg)
Leon Herbert
Guyana
Best movies:
Dune: Part Two (2024)
Batman (1989)
AlienĀ³ (1992)
![William Hootkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505340_ebf81c.jpg)
William Hootkins
USA
Best movies:
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Batman (1989)
![Lachele Carl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/611/162611891_2aa2da.jpg)
Lachele Carl
USA
Best movies:
Wit (2001) (TV movie)
A Streetcar Named Desire (2014) (theatrical recording)
Batman (1989)
Hugo Blick
UK
Best movies:
Batman (1989)
The Wind in the Willows (1996)
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)