To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
Behind you stands a symbol of oppressionBlackgate Prisonwhere a thousand men have languishedunder the name of this manHarvey DentWho has been held up to youas the shining example of justiceWe're just
Please log in to add to collections.
The Dark Knight Rises

Your hands look plenty filthy to me, Commissioner

Bane:
Behind you is a symbol of oppression. Blackgate Prison, where a thousand men have languished under the name of this man,Bane:Harvey Dent, who has been held up to you as the shining example of justice!John Blake: Commissioner, we need to keep you moving until we can get you in front of a camera.Bane:You have been supplied with a false idol to stop you from tearing down this CORRUPT CITY! Let me tell you the truth about Harvey Dent from the words of Gotham's police commissioner, James Gordon.Bane:"The Batman didn't murder Harvey Dent, he saved my boy then took the blame for Harvey's appalling crimes so that I could, to my shame, build a lie around this fallen idol. I praised the mad man who tried to murder my own child but I can no longer live with my lie. It is time to trust the people of Gotham with the truth and it is time for me to resign."Bane:And do you accept this man's resignation? Do you accept the resignation Of all these liars? Of all the CORRUPT?John Blake:Those men locked up for eight years in Blackgate, and denied parole under the Dent Act, based on a lie?Jim Gordon:Gotham needed a hero...John Blake:It needs it now more than ever. You betrayed everything you stood for.Jim Gordon:There's a point, far out there when the structures fail you, and the rules aren't weapons anymore, they're... shackles letting the bad guy get ahead. One day... you may face such a moment of crisis. And in that moment, I hope you have a friend like I did, to plunge their hands into the filth so that you can keep yours clean!John Blake: Your hands look plenty filthy to me, Commissioner

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:06.097
Behind you stands a symbol of oppression
00:00:06.714 --> 00:00:08.182
Blackgate Prison
00:00:08.341 --> 00:00:11.936
where a thousand men have languished
00:00:12.001 --> 00:00:15.599
under the name of this man
00:00:15.765 --> 00:00:17.859
Harvey Dent
00:00:18.601 --> 00:00:21.195
Who has been held up to you
00:00:21.354 --> 00:00:25.086
as the shining example of justice
00:00:26.999 --> 00:00:29.029
We're just gonna keep moving you till we can get you in front of the camera
00:00:29.195 --> 00:00:33.166
You have been supplied with a false idol to stop you
00:00:33.324 --> 00:00:35.747
tearing down this corrupt city
00:00:35.091 --> 00:00:37.537
Yes Yes Yes
00:00:37.704 --> 00:00:41.334
Let me tell you the truth about Harvey Dent
00:00:41.499 --> 00:00:46.346
From the words of Gotham's police commissioner
00:00:46.504 --> 00:00:48.882
James Gordon
00:00:49.466 --> 00:00:52.811
The Batman didn't murder Harvey Dent
00:00:52.969 --> 00:00:54.892
He saved my boy
00:00:55.997 --> 00:00:59.522
then took the blame for Harvey's appalling crimes
00:00:59.684 --> 00:01:02.312
so that I could to my shame
00:01:02.479 --> 00:01:06.999
build a lie around this
00:01:06.274 --> 00:01:08.999
fallen idol
00:01:11.279 --> 00:01:16.206
I praised the madman who tried to murder my own child
00:01:16.001 --> 00:01:20.164
Well I can no longer live with my lie
00:01:20.033 --> 00:01:24.994
It is time to trust the people of Gotham with the truth
00:01:24.025 --> 00:01:28.346
and it is time for me to resign
00:01:29.297 --> 00:01:32.642
And do you accept this man's resignation
00:01:34.001 --> 00:01:38.648
And do you accept the resignation of all of these liars
00:01:38.806 --> 00:01:40.479
Of all the corrupt
00:01:44.027 --> 00:01:46.523
Those men locked up for eight years in Blackgate
00:01:46.999 --> 00:01:50.944
and denied parole under the Dent Act it was based on a lie
00:01:51.986 --> 00:01:53.613
Gotham needed a hero
00:01:53.078 --> 00:01:58.048
Well it needs it now more than ever but you betrayed everything you stood for
00:01:59.911 --> 00:02:05.589
There's a point far out there when the structures fail you
00:02:05.075 --> 00:02:08.999
when the rules aren't weapons any more
00:02:09.999 --> 00:02:12.999
they're shackles letting the bad guy get ahead
00:02:14.001 --> 00:02:17.892
One day you may face
00:02:18.002 --> 00:02:19.727
such a moment of crisis
00:02:19.001 --> 00:02:23.999
And in that moment I hope you have a friend like I did
00:02:23.851 --> 00:02:29.992
to plunge their hands into the filth so that you can keep yours clean
00:02:30.001 --> 00:02:33.001
Your hands look plenty filthy to me commissioner
Available in 6 languages
Duration
154 seconds
Views
2,436
Timestamp in Movie
01:36:52
Uploaded
Mar 19, 2026
Genres
Production
Syncopy,Legendary Pictures,DC Entertainment,Warner Bros. Pictures

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

Eight years after the Joker's reign of anarchy, Batman, with the help of the enigmatic Catwoman, is forced from his exile to save Gotham City from the brutal guerrilla terrorist Bane.

Actors