Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities was a literary influence on The Dark Knight Rises,
and the five films that influenced Nolan’s TDKR are: Fritz Lang’s Metropolis; The Battle of Algiers; Sidney Lumet’s Prince of the City; David Lean’s Doctor Zhivago; and Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner, a movie Nolan has long cited as important influence on him as a filmmaker.

