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Superman (1978)
Front Cover Actor Back Cover
Christopher Reeve Superman / Clark Kent
Ned Beatty Otis
Marlon Brando Jor-El
Jackie Cooper Perry White
Glenn Ford Jonathan Kent
Gene Hackman Lex Luthor
Margot Kidder Lois Lane
Valerie Perrine Eve Teschmacher
Maria Schell Vond-Ah
Terence Stamp General Zod
Vass Anderson
Harry Andrews
Movie Details
Genre Action; Adventure; Fantasy
Director Richard Donner
Producer Pierre Spengler; Richard Lester
Writer Joe Shuster; Jerry Siegel
Cinematography Geoffrey Unsworth
Musician
Studio Creative Design
Language English
Audience Rating PG (Parental Guidance)
Running Time 143
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
Superman (Christopher Reeve) starts his life out as an orphan named Kal-El. His parents Jor-El (Marlon Brando) and Lara (Susannah York) place their baby son in a protective pod and launch it away from Krypton, their dying planet. The pod orbits its way through space and crashes on Earth. An older couple named Kent (Glenn Ford and Phyllis Thaxter) happens upon the burning spacecraft and rescues the child. Young Kal-El is given the name Clark Kent by his adoptive parents. As he grows into adulthood, Clark becomes aware that his isn’t like everyone else. The boy possesses strength and agility like no one else he knows. Young Kent ventures out on his own by becoming a newspaper reporter for “The Daily Planet”. Clark’s boss (Jackie Cooper) is constantly complaining about his apprentice's job performance, while Clark is becoming smitten with a fellow reporter named Lois Lane (Margot Kidder). Trouble arises when criminal-minded Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) tries to create havoc with his sinister plan. Will Clark Kent be able to use his unique powers to stop Lex Luthor’s evil objective?
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Collection Status In Collection
Purchase Price $19.98
Links Amazon US
Superman at Movie Collector Connect
IMDB
Edition Details
Edition Special Edition
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Layers Dual Side, Single Layer
Barcode 012569101326
Release Date 5/1/2001
Subtitles English; English (Closed Captioned); French; Portuguese; Spanish
Packaging Snap Case
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
No. of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
Feature-Length Director Commentary Music-Only Audio Track 3 Behind-The-Scenes Documentaries Deleted Scenes Screen Tests Audio Outtakes Interactive Menus 2 Theatrical Trailers Vintage TV Spot Scene Access DVD-ROM Features: Storyboards Web Events Chat Room Access Web Site Links Sampler Trailers