Batman (1966 Movie)

Aliases

Batman

Universe

Batman (1966 TV Series)

Movie Details

Directors

Leslie H. Martinson

Producers

20th Century Fox

Writers

Lorenzo Semple, Jr.

Distributors

Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.

Running Time

105 min

Rating

G

Budget

$1,377,800

Release Date

July 30, 1966

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Appearances

Featured Characters: For more complete information visit the DC Comics Database version of this article.

Plot

For more complete information visit the DC Comics Database version of this article.

Cast

Character	Actor
Batman/Bruce Wayne	Adam West
Robin/Dick Grayson	Burt Ward
The Joker	Cesar Romero
Catwoman	Lee Meriwether
Penguin	Burgess Meredith
Riddler	Frank Gorshin
Commissioner Gordon	Neil Hamilton
Chief O'Hara	Stafford Repp
Alfred	Alan Napier
Commodore Schmidlapp	Reginald Denny
Harriet Cooper	Madge Blake
Bluebeard	Gil Perkins
Morgan	Dick Crockett
Quetch	George Sawaya

Notes

First full-length theatrical production of the Batman franchise.

The Batman movie is a spin-off of the live-action 1966 Batman television series. Aside from featuring similar characters, it does not have anything in common with later Batman films.

Running time 105 minutes.

Theatrically released in the United States on July 30th, 1966.

Budget: $1,377,800.

Trivia

Julie Newmar, who played Catwoman in the TV series, was unable to return to her role due to other commitments. The part was thus recast with Lee Meriwether.
Madge Blake (Aunt Harriet) makes only two brief appearances in the movie, and has no dialogue.
The Batcopter and Batboat were created for the movie, and it was hoped these vehicles could be used in the TV series afterward. However, in the event, the footage of the Batcopter and and Batboat that appeared in the TV series was simply taken from the movie and edited into the episodes where required.
During the Bat-fight sequence on the deck of the Penguin's submarine, a stuntman (playing one of the pirates) nearly drowned when he slipped off the side of the submarine and cracked his head on the bottom of the shallow water tank used in the scene, knocking himself unconscious. It wasn't until shooting of the scene had ended that it was realized he was missing, then a quick rescue operation had to be mounted by fellow stuntmen.

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Links and References

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Batman in Other Media

Movies	Batman (serial) • Batman and Robin (serial) • Batman (1966 film) • Batman (1989 film) • Batman Returns • Batman: Mask of the Phantasm • Batman Forever • Batman and Robin (film) • Batman: SubZero • Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker • Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman • Batman Begins • The Batman vs. Dracula • Batman: Gotham Knight • The Dark Knight • Batman: Under the Red Hood • Batman: Year One • The Dark Knight Rises
Television	Batman (1966) • The Batman/Superman Hour • Super Friends • The New Adventures of Batman • Batman: The Animated Series • The New Batman Adventures • Batman Beyond • Justice League • Justice League Unlimited • The Batman • Batman: The Brave and the Bold • Beware the Batman
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