The Dark Knight Rises Cast Signed Movie Poster #17 of 25. Autographed by Anne Hathaway, Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Tom Hardy, Michael Caine, Nestor Carbonell, Gary Oldman, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Christopher Nolan, Matthew Modine, Marion Cotillard, Tyler Dean Flores, Alon Aboutboul and Hillary Harris. 27x40 inches. The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother Jonathan. Based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, it is the sequel to Batman Begins (2005) and the second installment in The Dark Knight Trilogy. In the film's plot, the superhero vigilante Batman, Police Lieutenant James Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent form an alliance to dismantle organized crime in Gotham City, but their efforts are derailed by the intervention of an anarchistic mastermind, the Joker, who seeks to test how far Batman will go to save the city from complete chaos. The ensemble cast includes Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Morgan Freeman.