THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Official Runtime Close to Three Hours Long

Scheduled for theatrical release this summer, The Dark Knight Rises is the third and final film in director Chris Nolan's Batman trilogy and stars Christian Bale, Tom Hardy and Anne Hathaway.

It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he and Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good. For a time the lie worked, as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act.

But everything will change with the arrival of a cunning cat burglar with a mysterious agenda. Far more dangerous, however, is the emergence of Bane, a masked terrorist whose ruthless plans for Gotham drive Bruce out of his self-imposed exile. But even if he dons the cape and cowl again, Batman may be no match for Bane.

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The British Board of Film Classification, has revealed that the official runtime for the film clocks in at 164 minutes and 27 seconds, close to 2 hours and 45 minutes. That makes The Dark Knight Rises the longest running Batman film in Christopher Nolan's trilogy, which also consists of Batman Begins (140 minutes) and The Dark Knight (152 minutes).