Batman

He's here big as life in a real Bat-Epic.

RELEASED 30 Jul 19661h 45m★ 6.4 TMDB

The Dynamic Duo faces four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.

Why it matters in DC

Four familiar villains combine forces against Batman and Robin, expanding the scale of the Dynamic Duo's screen adventure. The film belongs with the classic television interpretation, whose partnership and recurring rogues provide its character context rather than the later Batman film timelines.

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Where it fits in the DC universe

Batman is title 2 of 24 in our Live-action Elseworlds viewing sequence. The 1966 Batman film belongs with the classic television Dynamic Duo interpretation. The associated television series gives useful context for its heroes and recurring villains. The 1989 Batman begins a different film sequence, so the two similarly titled movies should not be treated as successive adventures of one Bruce Wayne.

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