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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 is a american film of genre Science fiction directed by Jay Oliva released in USA on 25 september 2012 with Peter Weller

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012)

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns is a two-part direct-to-video animated superhero film, an adaptation of the 1986 comic book The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller. It was directed by Jay Oliva, who worked as a storyboard artist on Man of Steel, Batman: Under the Red Hood and Batman: Year One. Several other Batman veterans were also involved in the film. Part 1 was released September 25, 2012, and Part 2 was released January 29, 2013. A deluxe edition combining both films was released on October 8, 2013. It is the 15th film in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series.

Synopsis

After the death of his protégé Jason Todd, billionaire industrialist Bruce Wayne was forced to retire from his Batman persona. Ten years later, 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 (Batman's archenemy) has been catatonic in Arkham Asylum since Wayne's retirement. Arkham inmate and former district attorney Harvey Dent undergoes plastic surgery to repair his disfigured face. Although he is declared sane, he quickly goes into hiding following his release. Dent's disappearance, news stories of the crime epidemic throughout the city and the memory of his parents' deaths drive Wayne to become Batman once more. He combats serious crimes, rescuing 13-year-old Carrie Kelley, but now struggles with the physical limitations of age.

Actors

Peter Weller

(Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice))
Michael McKean

(Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (voice))
Ariel Winter

(Robin / Carrie Kelley (voice))
David Selby

(James Gordon (voice))
Wade Williams

(Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice))
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