Batman, often promoted as Batman: The Movie, is a 1966 film based on the Batman television series, and the first full-length theatrical adaptation of the DC Comics character of the same name. Released by 20th Century Fox, the film starred Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin. The film was directed by Leslie H. Martinson, who also directed a pair of Batman episodes; "The Penguin Goes Straight" and "Not Yet, He Ain't", both from season one. The cast includes members of the original TV cast, including Alan Napier as the Wayne Manor butler Alfred Pennyworth, Neil Hamilton as Commissioner... Gordon, Stafford Repp as Chief O'Hara and Madge Blake as Aunt Harriet. Appearing as the criminal characters that they played on TV are Frank Gorshin as the Riddler, Burgess Meredith as the Penguin, and Cesar Romero as the Joker. Julie Newmar, who left the movie before production started to do other work, is replaced with Lee Meriwether as Catwoman. Lee Meriwether stated in an interview Julie Newmar had hurt her back and she was unable to do the feature film.
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| Release date: | July 30, 1966 |
| Directed by: | Leslie H. Martinson |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 105 Minutes |
| Producer: | William Dozier |
| Editor: | Harry W. Gerstad |
| Music by: | Neal Hefti, Nelson Riddle |
| Cinematography: | Howard Schwartz |
| Screenplay by: | Lorenzo Semple Jr. |
| Estimated budget: | $1,377,800 |
| Adapted from: | Batman |
| Genre: | Action, Comedy, Fantasy |