Batman Begins is a 2005 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Nolan and David S. Goyer. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, it stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman, with Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, the late Tom Wilkinson, the late Rutger Hauer, Ken Watanabe, and Morgan Freeman. It is followed by The Dark Knight in 2008.
A young Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels to the Far East, where he's trained in the martial arts by Henri Ducard (Liam Neeson), a member of the mysterious League of Shadows. When Ducard reveals the League's true purpose -- the complete destruction of Gotham City -- Wayne returns to Gotham intent on cleaning up the city without resorting to murder. With the help of Alfred (Michael Caine), his loyal butler, and Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), a tech expert at Wayne Enterprises, Batman is born.
Victims[]
- Martha Wayne - Shot by Joe Chill.
- Thomas Wayne - Bled out after being shot by Joe Chill.
- Unnamed Person - Killed by a prisoner off-screen, mentioned.
- Joe Chill - Shot by a female mobster on the orders of Carmine Falcone.
- Unnamed League of Shadows Member - Slashed by Bruce Wayne with a sword.
- 11 Unnamed League of Shadows Members - Accidentally blown up in a explosion caused by Bruce Wayne.
- Unnamed League of Shadows Member - Fell to his death after falling off a balcony after Bruce Wayne accidentally caused an explosion.
- Six Unnamed League of Shadows Members - Accidentally blown up in an explosion caused by Bruce Wayne.
- Unnamed League of Shadows Member - Crushed by debris after Bruce Wayne accidentally caused an explosion.
- 14 Unnamed League of Shadows Members - Accidentally blown up in an explosion caused by Bruce Wayne.
- At Least Six Unnamed People - Killed by mobsters off-screen, mentioned.
- District Attorney Carl Finch - Shot by a League of Shadow member.
- Unnamed League of Shadows Member - Head bashed in by Alfred Pennyworth with a golf club.
- Unnamed League of Shadows Member - Knocked off a railing by Bruce Wayne/Batman.
- Unnamed League of Shadows Member - Kicked off a railing by Bruce Wayne/Batman.
- Unnamed League of Shadows Member - Knocked off a railing by Bruce Wayne/Batman.
- Ra's al Ghul/Henri Ducard - Blown up after Bruce Wayne/Batman leaves him on a train that crashed.
- Two Unnamed People - Killed by the Joker off-screen, mentioned.
Deaths[]
- Total - 48
- 38 Men
- 9 Victims of Unknown Genders
- 1 Woman
Kill Counts[]
- Bruce Wayne/Batman - 37 (Alive)
- The Joker - 2 (Alive)
- Joe Chill - 2 (Deceased)
- Alfred Pennyworth - 1 (Alive)
- Carmine Falcone - 1 (Institutionalized)
