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An ESL / EFL Online Gap-Fill Quiz on The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film , produced and co-written by Christopher Nolan. It is on the DC Comics character Batman. The film is part of Nolan's Batman film series and a to 2005's Batman Begins. Christian Bale once again plays the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman, with a returning of Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth, Gary Oldman as James Gordon and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox. The film introduces the of Harvey Dent, Gotham's newly elected District Attorney, and Bruce Wayne's friend Rachel Dawes, who joins Batman and the police in combating the new rising threat of a criminal himself as the "Joker" (played by Heath Ledger).

The Dark Knight was for eight Academy Awards, breaking the record for the most nominations received by a film based on a book, comic strip, or graphic novel. It won two awards: Best Actor for Heath Ledger and Best Sound . Ledger's win marked the first win in any of the major Oscar (producing, directing, acting, or writing) for a superhero-based film. Ledger also did a near-complete of over twenty acting awards for his role. Some months after Ledger had completed on The Dark Knight and six months before the film's release, he died from a toxic combination of prescription drugs. He was one of film’s most young actors.