The film stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman; Michael Caine as his trusted butler Alfred; Liam Neeson as Wayne's mentor, Henri Ducard; Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawes, a childhood friend of Wayne's; Gary Oldman as Lieutenant James Gordon, a detective on the Gotham police force; Cillian Murphy as Dr. Jonathan Crane; Tom Wilkinson as Falcone; Rutger Hauer as the CEO of Wayne Enterprises; Ken Watanabe as the villanous Ra's Al Ghul; and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox, a former board member and sidelined employee of Wayne Enterprises.

Directed by Christopher Nolan from a screenplay by Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer and a story by David S. Goyer, BATMAN BEGINS is produced by Larry Franco, Charles Roven and Emma Thomas. The executive producers are Benjamin Melniker and Michael E. Uslan. The film is based on characters created by Bob Kane and published by DC Comics.

The film, which explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham, will be released worldwide on June 17, 2005 by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

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