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Batman: The Movie

  • 1966
  • PG
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
38K
YOUR RATING
Adam West, Cesar Romero, Frank Gorshin, Burgess Meredith, Lee Meriwether, and Burt Ward in Batman: The Movie (1966)
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The Dynamic Duo face four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.The Dynamic Duo face four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.The Dynamic Duo face four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.

  • Director
    • Leslie H. Martinson
  • Writers
    • Lorenzo Semple Jr.
    • Bob Kane
    • William Dozier
  • Stars
    • Adam West
    • Burt Ward
    • Lee Meriwether
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    38K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Leslie H. Martinson
    • Writers
      • Lorenzo Semple Jr.
      • Bob Kane
      • William Dozier
    • Stars
      • Adam West
      • Burt Ward
      • Lee Meriwether
    • 224User reviews
    • 91Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

    Videos6

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    Trailer 3:04
    Batman (1966)
    Is the New 'Joker' Most Like Jared, Heath, or Jack?
    Clip 4:46
    Is the New 'Joker' Most Like Jared, Heath, or Jack?
    By the Numbers: Joker Movies
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    By the Numbers: Joker Movies
    Who Nearly Played Alfred Pennyworth?
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    Photos187

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    Top Cast98

    Adam West
    Adam West
    • Batman…
    Burt Ward
    Burt Ward
    • Robin…
    Lee Meriwether
    Lee Meriwether
    • The Catwoman…
    Cesar Romero
    Cesar Romero
    • The Joker
    Burgess Meredith
    Burgess Meredith
    • The Penguin
    Frank Gorshin
    Frank Gorshin
    • The Riddler
    Alan Napier
    Alan Napier
    • Alfred
    Neil Hamilton
    Neil Hamilton
    • Commissioner Gordon
    Stafford Repp
    Stafford Repp
    • Chief O'Hara
    Madge Blake
    Madge Blake
    • Aunt Harriet Cooper
    Reginald Denny
    Reginald Denny
    • Commodore Schmidlapp
    Milton Frome
    Milton Frome
    • Vice Admiral Fangschliester
    Gil Perkins
    Gil Perkins
    • Bluebeard
    Dick Crockett
    Dick Crockett
    • Morgan
    George Sawaya
    • Quetch
    Robert Adler
    Robert Adler
    • Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Leon Alton
    Leon Alton
    • Official
    • (uncredited)
    Al Bain
    Al Bain
    • Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Leslie H. Martinson
    • Writers
      • Lorenzo Semple Jr.
      • Bob Kane
      • William Dozier
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews224

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The Penguin's submarine's interiors were the "Seaview" sets from the TV series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964) redesigned for the film.
    • Goofs
      (at about 5:00 into the film) While Batman and Robin are flying in the Batcopter, they fly over women in bikinis on the top of a skyscraper. They start jumping up and down and one of the women in bikinis has one of her breasts exposed. This part is obviously censored.
    • Quotes
      • Batman: Some days, you just can't get rid of a bomb!
    • Crazy credits
      (opening disclaimer) ACKNOWLEDGMENT We wish to express our gratitude to the enemies of crime and crusaders against crime throughout the world for their inspirational example. To them, and to lovers of adventure, lovers of pure escapism, lovers of unadulterated entertainment, lovers of the ridiculous and the bizarre--- To funlovers everywhere--- This picture is respectfully dedicated. If we have overlooked any sizable groups of lovers, we apologize. ---THE PRODUCERS
    • Alternate versions
      Depending on the condition and the color saturation of the prints of the film, the Joker's hair can appear to be orange rather than green. This was most evident on the VHS release of the film. The same thing would sometimes happen in the TV series (particularly during fades to black), but the mistake was more evident and consistent in the film. The Blu-ray release's color saturation corrects this mistake and the Joker's hair is green, as it should be.
    • Connections
      Edited into Batman: Walk the Straight and Narrow (1966)
    • Soundtracks
      Batman Theme
      Written by Neal Hefti
      Performed by Studio Orchestra (uncredited)

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    FAQ5

    • Which characters were adapted from the Batman comic books?
    • Who created the character of Batman? Bob Kane is listed in old (pre-2015) media including the comic books as creating Batman on his own but new media (made after 2015) shows him as co-creating the character with someone called Bill Finger, so what's all that about?
    • When was Batman originally created?

    Details

    • Release date
      • July 30, 1966 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • German
      • Hebrew
      • Japanese
      • Russian
      • Spanish
      • Swahili
    • Also known as
      • Batman
    • Filming locations
      • Stearn's Wharf, Santa Barbara, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Greenlawn Productions
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $1,377,800 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,315
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 45m(105 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1(original aspect ratio/open matte)

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