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Batman & Bill

Batman & Bill

A secret identity finally revealed.

2017•1h 33m•7.2/10
Documentary

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7.2/10(79)

Everyone thinks that Bob Kane created Batman, but that’s not the whole truth. One author makes it his crusade to make it known that Bill Finger, a struggling writer, actually helped invent the iconic superhero, from concept to costume to the very character we all know and love. Bruce Wayne may be Batman’s secret identity, but his creator was always a true mystery.

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9.14 Pictures, Thruline Entertainment

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Michael Uslan

Michael Uslan

Self

Roy Thomas

Roy Thomas

Self

Marc Tyler Nobleman

Self

Thomas Andrae

Self

Benjamin Zaido Cruz

Self

Athena Finger

Self

Bill Finger

Bill Finger

Self (archive footage)

Bob Kane

Bob Kane

Self (archive footage)

Travis Langley

Self

Althea Mariotta

Self

Todd McFarlane

Todd McFarlane

Self

Lyn Simmons

Self

Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith

Self

Stan Lee

Stan Lee

Self (archive Footage)

Jerry Robinson

Jerry Robinson

Self (archive Footage)

Charles Sinclair

Self

Adam West

Adam West

Self (archive Footage)

Jerry Siegel

Jerry Siegel

Self (archive Footage)

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