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Superman (1978)

Action/Adventure/Drama/Science-Fiction · 2h 23m · 12/15/1978

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You'll believe a man can fly.

Description

A box-office smash, an Academy Award winner* and a fan favorite since it first flew into theatres in December 1978, Superman: The Movie assembles a cast and creative contingent as only a big movie can. At its heart (just as in three sequels) is Christopher Reeve's intelligent, affectionate portrayal of a most human Man of Steel. Watching Superman again isn't just like being a kid again. It's better. The movie's legacy soared even higher when director Richard Donner revisited this beloved adventure 22 years later and integrated eight minutes into the film. Enjoy more footage of the Krypton Council, a glimpse of stars of prior Superman incarnations, more of Jor-El underscoring his son's purpose on Earth and an extended sequence inside Lex Luthor's gauntlet of doom. Reeve, Marlon Brando (Jor-El), Gene Hackman (Luthor) and Margot Kidder (Lois Lane) give indelible performances that fuel the film's aura of legend. Looks like a swell night for flying. Why not come along?

Status

Released

Language

English

Countries

United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Canada

Production Companies

Dovemead Films, Film Export A.G., International Film Production

Budget

$55000000

Revenue

$300218018

Where to Watch

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Superman

Cast

Aidan Harrington

Reporter (uncredited)

Larry Hagman

Major

Shane Rimmer

Naval Transport Commander (uncredited)

Jeff Silk

School Bus Driver (uncredited)

Alan Harris

Man on Daily Planet Rooftop (uncredited)

Rob Hawk

Little Boy with Mom (uncredited)

John Ketteringham

Prison Guard (uncredited)

George Leech

Man in Office (uncredited)

Noel Neill

Ella Lane (uncredited)

Tony O'Leary

Daily Planet Employee (uncredited)

Aaron Smolinski

Baby Clark Kent

Diane Sherry Case

Lana Lang (as Diane Sherry)

Jeff Atcheson

Coach

Brad Flock

Brad

David Petrou

Team Manager

Billy J. Mitchell

1st Editor

Robert Henderson

2nd Editor

Larry Lamb

1st Reporter

James Brockington

2nd Reporter

John Cassady

3rd Reporter

John F. Parker

4th Reporter

Antony Scott

5th Reporter

Ray Evans

6th Reporter

Sue Shifrin

7th Reporter (as Su Shifrin)

Miquel Brown

8th Reporter

Vincent Marzello

1st Copy Boy

Ben Feitelson

2nd Copy Boy (as Benjamin Feitelson)

Lise Hilboldt

1st Secretary

Leueen Willoughby

2nd Secretary

Jill Ingham

Perry's Secretary

Pieter Stuyck

Window Cleaner

Rex Reed

Weston Gavin

Mugger

Steve Kahan

Officer 1 (as Stephen Kahan)

Ray Hassett

Officer 2

Randy Jurgensen

Officer 3 (as Randy Jurgenson)

Matt Russo

News Vendor

Colin Skeaping

Pilot

Bo Rucker

Pimp

Paul Avery

TV Cameraman

David Baxt

Burglar

George Harris II

Patrolman Mooney

Michael Harrigan

1st Hood

John Cording

2nd Hood

Raymond Thompson

3rd Hood

Oz Clarke

4th Hood

Rex Everhart

Desk Sergeant (as Rex Everhardt)

Jayne Tottman

Little Girl

Frank Lazarus

Air Force One Pilot

Brian Protheroe

Co Pilot

Lawrence Trimble

1st Crewman

Robert Whelan

2nd Crewman

David Calder

3rd Crewman

Norwich Duff

Newscaster (as Norwick Duff)

Keith Alexander

Newscaster

Michael Ensign

Newscaster

Paul Tuerpe

Sgt. Hayley

Robert Robinson

Man (uncredited)

Byron Sotiris

Man in Street (uncredited)

Marlon Brando

Jor-El

Gene Hackman

Lex Luthor

Christopher Reeve

Superman / Clark Kent

Ned Beatty

Otis

Jackie Cooper

Perry White

Glenn Ford

Pa Kent

Trevor Howard

1st Elder

Margot Kidder

Lois Lane

Jack O'Halloran

Non

Valerie Perrine

Eve Teschmacher

Maria Schell

Vond-Ah

Terence Stamp

General Zod

Phyllis Thaxter

Ma Kent

Susannah York

Lara

Jeff East

Young Clark Kent

Marc McClure

Jimmy Olsen

Sarah Douglas

Ursa

Harry Andrews

2nd Elder

Vass Anderson

3rd Elder

John Hollis

4th Elder

James Garbutt

5th Elder

Michael Gover

6th Elder

David Neal

7th Elder

William Russell

8th Elder

Penelope Lee

9th Elder

John Stuart

10th Elder

Alan Cullen

11th Elder

Lee Quigley

Baby Kal-El

Marco St. John

Mugger's Arm in Alley (uncredited)

Guy Standeven

Man in Street Watching TV (uncredited)

Elizabeth Sweetman

Baby Kal-El in capsule (uncredited)

Pam Rose

Reporter (uncredited)

Tony Selby

Hood (uncredited)

Sandy Shelton

Woman in Street (uncredited)

Graham McPherson

Lieutenant

David Yorston

Petty Officer

Robert O'Neill

Admiral

Robert MacLeod

General

John Ratzenberger

1st Controller

Alan Tilvern

2nd Controller

Phil Brown

State Senator

Bill Bailey

2nd Senator

Burnell Tucker

Agent

Chief Tug Smith

Indian Chief

Norman Warwick

Superchief Driver

Chuck Julian

Assistant

Colin Etherington

Power Co. Driver

Mark Wynter

Mate

Roy Stevens

Warden

Kirk Alyn

General Sam Lane (uncredited)

Jerry Baker

Helipad Ground Crew (uncredited)

Roy Beck

Reporter (uncredited)

Bruce Boa

General (extended version) (uncredited)

Rodney Cardiff

Reporter (uncredited)

Robert Dahdah

Newspaper Customer (uncredited)

David de Keyser

Warden (voice) (uncredited)

Jack Dearlove

Reporter (uncredited)

Richard Donner

Man in Street (extended version) (uncredited)

Harry Fielder

Policeman (uncredited)

Edward Finneran

Special Football Player (uncredited)

Crew

Norman Bolland

Sound

Richard Raguse

Sound

Roy Charman

Sound

Charles Schmitz

Sound

Bernard Weiser

Sound

Ernest Archer

Art

Philip Bennet

Art

Stuart Craig

Art

Leslie Dilley

Art

Norman Dorme

Art

Tony Reading

Art

Norman Reynolds

Art

John Barry

Art

Stan Fiferman

Sound

John Foster

Sound

Chris Greenham

Sound

Chris Large

Sound

Brian Marshall

Sound

Gordon K. McCallum

Sound

Jay Nierenberg

Sound

Richard Donner

Director

Jerry Siegel

Writer

Joe Shuster

Writer

Mario Puzo

Writer

David Newman

Writer

Leslie Newman

Writer

Robert Benton

Writer

Tom Mankiewicz

Writer

Charles Greenlaw

Producer

Richard Lester

Producer

Alexander Salkind

Producer

Ilya Salkind

Producer

Pierre Spengler

Producer

Geoffrey Unsworth

Cinematograpy

Stuart Baird

Editor

Michael Ellison

Editor

John Williams

Music