"Batman: The Dark Knight" is a superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan and produced by Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan. It is the second installment in Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy, following "Batman Begins" (2005) and preceding "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012). The film stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth, Heath Ledger as the Joker, Gary Oldman as James Gordon, and Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/Two-Face.

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Here is where the release makes a compromise for compatibility.

The x265 encoding is the standout feature of this release. Unlike standard x264 releases, x265 compression allows for a lower bitrate while retaining high detail—a crucial factor for a film as visually complex as The Dark Knight .

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