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Batman (1989)
The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker.Director: Tim Burton
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Extras:Production Notes
Cast and Crew Listings and Biographies -
Subtitles:English, French, and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Snapper Case
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Notes:Also includes an open-matte 1.33:1 full screen version of the film on this disc.
Also available in The Batman Legacy box set with "Batman Returns", "Batman Forever", and "Batman and Robin".
Re-released in 2007 in an amaray (keep) case. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio Commentary with director Tim Burton (2005)
Theatrical Trailer (1:47)
DISC TWO
"Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman" 2005 documentary (40:27)
"On the Set with Bob Kane" 1989 featurette (2:25)
"Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight" 3-part 2005 documentary (71:35 in total):
- "Part 1: The Road to Gotham City" (17:44)
- "Part 2: The Gathering Storm" (22:57)
- "Part 3: The Legend Reborn" (30:57)
"Batman: The Heroes" 2005 featurettes (with Play All option) (12:25 in total):
- Batman (4:54)
- Vicki Vale (1:56)
- Alexander Knox (1:36)
- Commissioner Gordon (1:54)
- Harvey Dent (2:12)
"Batman: The Villains" 2005 featurettes (with Play All option) (7:12 in total):
- The Joker (4:59)
- Bob the Goon (2:20)
"Beyond Batman" 2005 featurettes (with Play All option) (50:25 in total)
- "Visualizing Gotham: The Production Design of Batman" (10:24)
- "Building the Batmobile" (9:23)
- "Those Wonderful Toys: The Props and Gadgets of Batman" (6:03)
- "Designing the Batsuit" (6:57)
- "From Jack to the Joker" (10:38)
- "Nocturnal Overtures: The Music of Batman" (7:05)
Batman: The Complete Robin Storyboard Sequence (4:24)
1989 Music Videos by Prince (with Play All option) (15:14 in total):
- "Batdance" (6:57)
- "Partyman" (4:00)
- "Scandalous" (4:17)
Web Info -
Subtitles:English, French, and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also in the 4 film 8 disc "Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology 1989-1997" which includes "Batman", "Batman Returns", "Batman Forever", and "Batman and Robin".
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio Commentary with director Tim Burton (2005)
Theatrical Trailer (1:47)
DISC TWO
"Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman" 2005 documentary (40:27)
"On the Set with Bob Kane" 1989 featurette (2:25)
"Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight" 3-part 2005 documentary (71:35 in total):
- "Part 1: The Road to Gotham City" (17:44)
- "Part 2: The Gathering Storm" (22:57)
- "Part 3: The Legend Reborn" (30:57)
"Batman: The Heroes" 2005 featurettes (with Play All option) (12:25 in total):
- Batman (4:54)
- Vicki Vale (1:56)
- Alexander Knox (1:36)
- Commissioner Gordon (1:54)
- Harvey Dent (2:12)
"Batman: The Villains" 2005 featurettes (with Play All option) (7:12 in total):
- The Joker (4:59)
- Bob the Goon (2:20)
"Beyond Batman" 2005 featurettes (with Play All option) (50:25 in total)
- "Visualizing Gotham: The Production Design of Batman" (10:24)
- "Building the Batmobile" (9:23)
- "Those Wonderful Toys: The Props and Gadgets of Batman" (6:03)
- "Designing the Batsuit" (6:57)
- "From Jack to the Joker" (10:38)
- "Nocturnal Overtures: The Music of Batman" (7:05)
Batman: The Complete Robin Storyboard Sequence (4:24)
1989 Music Videos by Prince (with Play All option) (15:14 in total):
- "Batdance" (6:57)
- "Partyman" (4:00)
- "Scandalous" (4:17)
Web Info -
Subtitles:English, French, and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also in the 4 film 8 disc "Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology 1989-1997" which includes "Batman", "Batman Returns", "Batman Forever", and "Batman and Robin".
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Extras:Production Notes
Cast and Crew Biographies -
Subtitles:Arabic, Dutch, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Snapper Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio Commentary with director Tim Burton (2005)
Theatrical Trailer (1:46)
DISC TWO
"Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman" 2005 documentary (40:39)
"On the Set with Bob Kane" 1989 featurette (2:34)
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight" 3-part 2005 documentary (with Play All option) (71:45 in total):
- "Part 1: The Road to Gotham City" (17:46)
- "Part 2: The Gathering Storm" (22:59)
- "Part 3: The Legend Reborn" (30:59)
"The Heroes of Batman" 2005 featurettes (with Play All option) (12:33 in total):
- Batman (4:55)
- Vicki Vale (1:55)
- Alexander Knox (1:35)
- Commissioner Gordon (1:55)
- Harvey Dent (2:11)
"The Villains of Batman" 2005 featurettes (with Play All option) (7:20 in total):
- The Joker And His Henchman (5:00)
- Bob The Goon (2:20)
"Beyond Batman" 2005 featurettes (with Play All option) (50:33 in total)
- "Visualizing Gotham: The Production Design of Batman" (10:25)
- "Building the Batmobile" (9:24)
- "Those Wonderful Toys: The Props and Gadgets of Batman" (6:03)
- "Designing the Batsuit" (6:56)
- "From Jack to the Joker" (10:39)
- "Nocturnal Overtures: The Music of Batman" (7:04)
Batman: The Complete Robin Storyboard Sequence (4:24)
1989 Music Videos by Prince (with Play All option) (15:15 in total):
- "Batdance" (6:57)
- "Partyman" (4:00)
- "Scandalous" (4:16) -
Subtitles:Arabic, Bulgarian, Dutch, English, English HoH, French, Icelandic and Romanian
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Initial pressings come packaged with a slipcover.
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Amazon France
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio Commentary with director Tim Burton (2005)
Theatrical Trailer (1:46)
DISC TWO
"Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman" 2005 documentary (40:39)
"On the Set with Bob Kane" 1989 featurette (2:34)
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight" 3-part 2005 documentary (with Play All option) (71:45 in total):
- "Part 1: The Road to Gotham City" (17:46)
- "Part 2: The Gathering Storm" (22:59)
- "Part 3: The Legend Reborn" (30:59)
"The Heroes of Batman" 2005 featurettes (with Play All option) (12:33 in total):
- Batman (4:55)
- Vicki Vale (1:55)
- Alexander Knox (1:35)
- Commissioner Gordon (1:55)
- Harvey Dent (2:11)
"The Villains of Batman" 2005 featurettes (with Play All option) (7:20 in total):
- The Joker And His Henchman (5:00)
- Bob The Goon (2:20)
"Beyond Batman" 2005 featurettes (with Play All option) (50:33 in total)
- "Visualizing Gotham: The Production Design of Batman" (10:25)
- "Building the Batmobile" (9:24)
- "Those Wonderful Toys: The Props and Gadgets of Batman" (6:03)
- "Designing the Batsuit" (6:56)
- "From Jack to the Joker" (10:39)
- "Nocturnal Overtures: The Music of Batman" (7:04)
Batman: The Complete Robin Storyboard Sequence (4:24)
1989 Music Videos by Prince (with Play All option) (15:15 in total):
- "Partyman" (4:00)
- "Scandalous" (4:16)
- "Batdance" (6:57) -
Subtitles:German, English, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, and Norwegian
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Production Notes
Cast and Crew Biographies -
Subtitles:Arabic, Dutch, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio Commentary with director Tim Burton (2005)
Theatrical Trailer
DISC TWO
"Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman" 2005 documentary
"On the Set with Bob Kane" 1989 featurette
"Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight" 3-part 2005 documentary:
- "Part 1: The Road to Gotham City"
- "Part 2: The Gathering Storm"
- "Part 3: The Legend Reborn"
"The Heroes of Batman" 2005 featurettes:
- Batman
- Vicki Vale
- Alexander Knox
- Commissioner Gordon
- Harvey Dent
"The Villains of Batman" 2005 featurettes:
- The Joker And His Henchman
- Bob The Goon
"Beyond Batman" 2005 featurettes
- "Visualizing Gotham: The Production Design of Batman"
- "Building the Batmobile"
- "Those Wonderful Toys: The Props and Gadgets of Batman"
- "Designing the Batsuit"
- "From Jack to the Joker"
- "Nocturnal Overtures: The Music of Batman"
1989 Music Videos by Prince:
- "Batdance"
- "Partyman"
- "Scandalous"
Batman: The Complete Robin Storyboard Sequence -
Subtitles:Dutch, English and French
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Initial pressings come packaged with a slipcover.
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Extras:Production Notes
Cast and Crew Biographies -
Subtitles:Arabic, Dutch, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Snapper Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio Commentary with director Tim Burton (2005)
Theatrical Trailer
DISC TWO
"Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman" 2005 documentary
"On the Set with Bob Kane" 1989 featurette
"Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight" 3-part 2005 documentary:
- "Part 1: The Road to Gotham City"
- "Part 2: The Gathering Storm"
- "Part 3: The Legend Reborn"
"The Heroes of Batman" 2005 featurettes:
- Batman
- Vicki Vale
- Alexander Knox
- Commissioner Gordon
- Harvey Dent
"The Villains of Batman" 2005 featurettes:
- The Joker And His Henchman
- Bob The Goon
"Beyond Batman" 2005 featurettes:
- "Visualizing Gotham: The Production Design of Batman"
- "Building the Batmobile"
- "Those Wonderful Toys: The Props and Gadgets of Batman"
- "Designing the Batsuit"
- "From Jack to the Joker"
- "Nocturnal Overtures: The Music of Batman"
1989 Music Videos by Prince:
- "Batdance"
- "Partyman"
- "Scandalous"
Batman: The Complete Robin Storyboard Sequence -
Subtitles:Spanish, English, Croat, Czeck, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Portuguese, Polish, Slovenian, and English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also in the "Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology 1989-1997" box set, with "Batman Returns", "Batman Forever", and "Batman & Robin", all are 2-Disc SE´s.
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Extras:Production Notes
Biographies -
Subtitles:Arabic, English, and English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Snapper Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio Commentary with director Tim Burton (2005)
Theatrical Trailer (1:46)
DISC TWO
"Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman" 2005 documentary (40:39)
"On the Set with Bob Kane" 1989 featurette (2:34)
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight" 3-part 2005 documentary (with Play All option) (71:45 in total):
- "Part 1: The Road to Gotham City" (17:46)
- "Part 2: The Gathering Storm" (22:59)
- "Part 3: The Legend Reborn" (30:59)
"The Heroes of Batman" 2005 featurettes (with Play All option) (12:33 in total):
- Batman (4:55)
- Vicki Vale (1:55)
- Alexander Knox (1:35)
- Commissioner Gordon (1:55)
- Harvey Dent (2:11)
"The Villains of Batman" 2005 featurettes (with Play All option) (7:20 in total):
- The Joker And His Henchman (5:00)
- Bob The Goon (2:20)
"Beyond Batman" 2005 featurettes (with Play All option) (50:33 in total)
- "Visualizing Gotham: The Production Design of Batman" (10:25)
- "Building the Batmobile" (9:24)
- "Those Wonderful Toys: The Props and Gadgets of Batman" (6:03)
- "Designing the Batsuit" (6:56)
- "From Jack to the Joker" (10:39)
- "Nocturnal Overtures: The Music of Batman" (7:04)
Batman: The Complete Robin Storyboard Sequence (4:24)
1989 Music Videos by Prince (with Play All option) (15:15 in total):
- "Partyman" (4:00)
- "Scandalous" (4:16)
- "Batdance" (6:57) -
Subtitles:Arabic, Bulgarian, Dutch, English, English HoH, French, Icelandic, and Romanian
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio Commentary with director Tim Burton (2005)
Theatrical Trailer
DISC TWO
"Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman" 2005 documentary (40:36)
"On the Set with Bob Kane" 1989 featurette (2:33)
"Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight" 3-part 2005 documentary
- "Part 1: The Road to Gotham City" (17:44)
- "Part 2: The Gathering Storm" (22:58)
- "Part 3: The Legend Reborn" (30:57)
"Beyond Batman" 2005 featurettes:
- "Visualizing Gotham: The Production Design of Batman" (10:24)
- "Building the Batmobile" (9:23)
- "Those Wonderful Toys: The Props and Gadgets of Batman" (6:03)
- "Designing the Batsuit" (6:57)
- "From Jack to the Joker" (10:38)
- "Nocturnal Overtures: The Music of Batman" (7:05)
"The Heroes of Batman" 2005 featurettes:
- Batman (4:54)
- Vicki Vale (1:56)
- Alexander Knox (1:36)
- Commissioner Gordon (1:54)
- Harvey Dent (2:12)
"The Villains of Batman" 2005 featurettes:
- The Joker And His Henchman (4:59)
- Bob The Goon (2:20)
1989 Music Videos by Prince:
- "Batdance" (6:57)
- "Partyman" (4:00)
- "Scandalous" (4:17)
Batman: The Complete Robin Storyboard Sequence (4:24) -
Subtitles:Chinese, Bahasa, English, Indonesia, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Thai
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
Portuguese Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes in a cardboard slipcase.
All cover art is in English only.
Disc Two does not have as many subtitle options as Disc One, it just has Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese and Korean. -
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Extras:Production Notes
Cast and Crew Biographies -
Subtitles:Arabic, English, and English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Early versions where released in a snapper case, current versions have been issued in an amaray case.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio Commentary with director Tim Burton (2005)
Theatrical Trailer
DISC TWO
"Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman" 2005 documentary
"On the Set with Bob Kane" 1989 featurette
"Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight" 3-part documentary:
- "Part 1: The Road to Gotham City"
- "Part 2: The Gathering Storm"
- "Part 3: The Legend Reborn"
"The Heroes of Batman" 2005 featurettes:
- Batman
- Vicki Vale
- Alexander Knox
- Commissioner Gordon
- Harvey Dent
"The Villains of Batman" 2005 featurettes:
- The Joker And His Henchman
- Bob The Goon
"Beyond Batman" 2005 featurettes:
- "Visualizing Gotham: The Production Design of Batman"
- "Building the Batmobile"
- "Those Wonderful Toys: The Props and Gadgets of Batman"
- "Designing the Batsuit"
- "From Jack to the Joker"
- "Nocturnal Overtures: The Music of Batman"
1989 Music Videos by Prince:
- "Batdance"
- "Partyman"
- "Scandalous"
Batman: The Complete Robin Storyboard Sequence -
Subtitles:English, English HoH, Italian, and Italian HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Amaray Case with Slipcase.
Region 2/4/5 encoded. -
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Subtitles:Chinese (Simplified) (FORCED on the English soundtrack)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
Mandarin Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in the "Batman Collection" 4-DVD boxset.
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OVERALL: Draw
Between all 2-Disc SE and CE releases for the extras and DTS audio tracks.
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CUTS:
- R1 America- Warner Home Video - No cuts.
- R1 Two Disc Special Edition America- Warner Home Video - No cuts (126:11 NTSC).
- R1 Two-Disc Special Edition Canada- Warner Home Video - No cuts (126:11 NTSC).
- R2 France- Warner Home Video - No cuts.
- R2 Collector's Edition France- Warner Home Video - No cuts (121:08 PAL).
- R2 Special Edition Germany- Warner Home Video - No cuts (121:08 PAL).
- R2 Holland- Warner Home Video - No cuts.
- R2 Special Edition Holland- Warner Home Video - No cuts.
- R2 Italy- Warner Home Video - No cuts.
- R2 Special Edition Portugal- Warner Home Video - No cuts.
- R2 United Kingdom- Warner Home Video - No cuts.
- R2 2-Disc Special Edition United Kingdom- Warner Home Video - No cuts (121:08 PAL).
- R3 Special Edition Hong Kong- Warner Home Video - No cuts (126:11 NTSC).
- R4 Australia- Warner Home Video - No cuts (121:10 PAL).
- R4 Special Edition Australia- Warner Home Video - No cuts.
- R6 China- CAV Warner Home Video - No cuts (126:10 NTSC).
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Comparison added by Craig on 14/07/01
Comparison last updated by Anthony_DiPaola on 22/07/23UPDATE LOG:
17/10/13 - Added R2 UK SE.
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16/03/14 - Slightly updated the specs of the French SE (additional subtitles and runtimes).
23/07/24 - Addition of the Canadian release and clean-up.
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