Batman (1966)

Batman (often promoted as Batman: The Movie) is a 1966 American superhero film based on the Batman television series, and the first full-length theatrical adaptation of the DC Comics character Batman.

Batman is a 1960s American live action television series, based on the DC comic book character of the same name. It stars Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin – two crime-fighting heroes who defend Gotham City from a variety of arch villains

Directed by Leslie H. Martinson. With Adam West, Burt Ward, Lee Meriwether, Cesar Romero. The Dynamic Duo faces four supervillains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.

Created by Lorenzo Semple Jr., William Dozier. With Adam West, Burt Ward, Alan Napier, Neil Hamilton. The Caped Crusader and his young ward battle evildoers in Gotham City.

Tongue-in-cheek humor prevails in Batman, a witty homage to the Dynamic Duo's exaggerated exploits. The Caped Crusaders (Adam West and Burt Ward) are called in as a last resort when the criminal masterminds of the millennium team up to conquer Gotham City by turning the U.N. Security Council into dehydrated dust; among the villains are the Joker (Cesar Romero), Catwoman (Lee Meriwether), the Riddler (Frank Gorshin), and the Penguin (Burgess Meredith). The entire cast is excellent, particularly West and Ward, who distinguish themselves among a standout list with hilariously straight-faced performances. The film includes some truly memorable scenes, highlighted by a particularly tenacious shark with a vertical leap that would put Spud Webb to shame and a bomb on the waterfront with no place to explode (nuns, infants and lovebirds beware!). ~ Jeremy Beday, Rovi

Amazon.com: Batman - The Movie: Adam West, Burt Ward, Lee Meriwether, Cesar Romero, Burgess Meredith, Frank Gorshin, Alan Napier, Neil Hamilton, Stafford Repp, Madge Blake, Reginald Denny, Milton Frome, Leslie H. Martinson, Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Dick Sprang, Edmond Hamilton, Jerry Robinson, Lorenzo Semple Jr., Sheldon Moldoff: Movies & TV

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We salute the original Batman big screen movie, comfortably one of the most enjoyable comic book movies to date...

“The style of the Batman series has been called ‘high camp’ and ‘pop art,’ but to those of us who work on it, the approach is highly specialized ‘comic strip,’” director of photography Howard Schwartz, ASC noted