Batman (1966 film)

"Batman: The Movie" redirects here. For the video game, see Batman (1989 video game).

Batman
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLeslie H. Martinson
Written byLorenzo Semple Jr.
Based on
Batman
by
Produced byWilliam Dozier
Starring
CinematographyHoward Schwartz
Edited byHarry Gerstad
Music byNelson Riddle
Production
company
Greenlawn Productions
Distributed by20th Century-Fox
Release date
  • July 30, 1966 (1966-07-30)
Running time
104 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.378 million[2][3]
Box office$3.9 million (rentals)[4]

Batman (also known as Batman: The Movie) is a 1966 American superhero film directed by Leslie H. Martinson. Based on the television series, and the first full-length theatrical adaptation of the DC Comics character of the same name, the film stars Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin. The film hit theaters two months after the last episode of the first season of the television series. The film includes most members of the original TV cast, with the exception of Julie Newmar as Catwoman, who, in the movie, was replaced by Lee Meriwether.

  1. ^ "BATMAN (U)". British Board of Film Classification. August 16, 1966. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  2. ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p254
  3. ^ "Batman – The Movie (1966)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fox was invoked but never defined (see the help page).