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Superman (1978) -- An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest super-hero.
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Director:
Richard Donner
Writers:
Jerry Siegel (creator: Superman) &
Joe Shuster (creator: Superman) ...
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Release Date:
15 December 1978 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller more
Tagline:
You'll Believe a Man Can Fly! more
Plot:
An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest super-hero. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 14 nominations more
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A brilliant Epic for the generations!! more (395 total)

Cast

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Marlon Brando ... Jor-El

Gene Hackman ... Lex Luthor

Christopher Reeve ... Superman / Clark Kent

Ned Beatty ... Otis
Jackie Cooper ... Perry White

Glenn Ford ... Jonathan 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 ... Martha 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 (placed in capsule)
Aaron Smolinski ... Baby Clark Kent
Diane Sherry ... Lana Lang
Jeff Atcheson ... Coach
Brad Flock ... Football Player
David Petrou ... Team Manager
Billy J. Mitchell ... Editor #1
Robert Henderson ... Editor #2
Larry Lamb ... Reporter #1
James Brockington ... Reporter #2
John Cassady ... Reporter #3
John F. Parker ... Reporter #4
Antony Scott ... Reporter #5
Ray Evans ... Reporter #6
Sue Shifrin ... Reporter #7 (as Su Shifrin)
Miquel Brown ... Reporter #8
Vincent Marzello ... Copy Boy #1

Benjamin Feitelson ... Copy Boy #2
Lise Hilboldt ... Secretary #1
Leueen Willoughby ... Secretary #2
Jill Ingham ... Perry's Secretary
Pieter Stuyck ... Window Cleaner
Rex Reed ... Rex Reed
Weston Gavin ... Mugger
Steve Kahan ... Detective Armus (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 ... Hood #1
John Cording ... Hood #2
Raymond Thompson ... Hood #3
Oz Clarke ... Hood #4
Rex Everhart ... Sergeant Dolan (as Rex Everhardt)
Jayne Tottman ... Little Girl
Frank Lazarus ... Air Force One Pilot
Brian Protheroe ... Air Force One Co-Pilot
Lawrence Trimble ... Crewman #1
Robert Whelan ... Crewman #2
David Calder ... Crewman #3
Norwich Duff ... Newscaster #1 (as Norwick Duff)
Keith Alexander ... Newscaster #2

Michael Ensign ... Newscaster #3

Larry Hagman ... Major
Paul Tuerpe ... Sgt. Hayley
Graham McPherson ... Lieutenant
David Yorston ... Petty Officer
Robert O'Neill ... Admiral
Robert MacLeod ... General

John Ratzenberger ... Controller #1
Alan Tilvern ... Controller #2
Phil Brown ... State Senator #1
Bill Bailey ... State Senator #2
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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David de Keyser ... Warden (voice)
Kirk Alyn ... Young Lois Lane's Father on Train (uncredited)
Bruce Boa ... General (in extended version) (uncredited)

Richard Donner ... Man in Street - extended version (uncredited)
Harry Fielder ... Policeman (uncredited)
Edward Finneran ... Special Football Player (uncredited)
Noel Neill ... Young Lois Lane's Mother on Train (uncredited)
Tony Selby ... Hood (uncredited)
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Directed by
Richard Donner 
 
Writing credits
Jerry Siegel (creator: Superman) &
Joe Shuster (creator: Superman)

Mario Puzo (story)

Mario Puzo (screenplay) and
David Newman (screenplay) and
Leslie Newman (screenplay) &
Robert Benton (screenplay)

Tom Mankiewicz  uncredited

Produced by
Charles F. Greenlaw .... associate producer
Alexander Salkind .... producer
Ilya Salkind .... executive producer
Pierre Spengler .... producer
Michael Thau .... producer (2000 restoration)
Richard Lester .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
John Williams 
 
Cinematography by
Geoffrey Unsworth (photographed by)
 
Film Editing by
Stuart Baird 
Michael Ellis 
Michael Thau (2001 director's cut)
 
Casting by
Lynn Stalmaster 
 
Production Design by
John Barry 
 
Art Direction by
Ernest Archer 
Philip Bennet 
Stuart Craig 
Leslie Dilley  (as Les Dilley)
Norman Dorme 
Tony Reading 
Norman Reynolds 
 
Set Decoration by
Peter Howitt 
 
Costume Design by
Yvonne Blake 
 
Makeup Department
Jamie Brown .... makeup artist: Canada
Sylvia Croft .... makeup artist
Iloe Elliott .... hair stylist: Canada
Graham Freeborn .... makeup artist
Kay Freeborn .... makeup artist
Stuart Freeborn .... creative supervisor of makeup & special visuals
Darby Halpin .... hair stylist: USA
Cathy Kevany .... hair stylist
Louis Lane .... makeup artist: USA
Nick Maley .... makeup artist
Patricia McDermott .... hair stylist (as Pat McDermott)
Basil Newall .... makeup artist
Connie Reeve .... makeup artist
Phil Rhodes .... makeup artist (as Philip Rhodes)
Stella Rivers .... hair stylist
Joan White .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Timothy Burrill .... production supervisor: North America
Tim Hampton .... production supervisor: New Mexico
Austen Jewell .... production manager: New Mexico
Les Kimber .... production manager: Alberta
Peter A. Runfolo .... production manager: New York
Robert Simmonds .... production supervisor
Dusty Symonds .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Barry .... second unit director
Peter L. Bergquist .... second assistant director: USA (as Peter Bergquist)
Roy Button .... second assistant director
Patrick Cadell .... second assistant director
Michael Dryhurst .... assistant director
Dominic Fulford .... assistant director
John Glen .... second unit director
Bud Grace .... assistant director: USA
Jerry Grandey .... assistant director: USA
Michael Green .... second assistant director
Michael Hook .... second assistant director
Peter Jacobs .... second assistant director
Allan James .... assistant director
David Lane .... second unit director
Steve Lanning .... second assistant director
Keith Lund .... second assistant director
Robert Lynn .... second unit director
Charles Marriott .... second assistant director
Simon Milton .... second assistant director
Michael Murray .... second assistant director
Kieron Phipps .... second assistant director
Michael Rauch .... assistant director: USA
Vic Smith .... second assistant director
Candace Suerstedt .... second assistant director: USA
Gareth Tandy .... assistant director
David Tomblin .... assistant director
David Tomblin .... second unit director
Vincent Winter .... assistant director
André De Toth .... second unit director (uncredited)
Peter Duffell .... second unit director (uncredited)
Gerry Gavigan .... second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Ted Ambrose .... draughtsman
George Ball .... property master
Bill Beavis .... scenic artist
Ivor Beddoes .... illustrator
Dennis Bosher .... draughtsman
Reg Bream .... draughtsman
Bill Brodie .... supervising art director: Canada and New Mexico
Roy Carnon .... illustrator
Jack Carter .... construction manager
Alan Cassie .... draughtsman
John Chisholm .... prop man
Larry Cleary .... construction manager
Steve Cooper .... set designer
Roy Evans .... assistant construction manager
Maurice Fowler .... supervising art director: England and New York
Eddie Francis .... props
Norman Hart .... decor & lettering artist
Reg Hill .... illustrator
Stan Jolley .... art director: USA
Harry Kersey .... construction manager: USA
John Lanzer .... production buyer
Herman Lowers .... construction manager: USA
Peter Palmer .... production buyer
Michael Redding .... model construction manager
Tony Rimmington .... draughtsman
Gene Rudolf .... art director: USA
Danny Skundric .... property master
Ernest Smith .... scenic artist
Janet Stevens .... modeller (as Jan Stevens)
Paul Vale .... painter (as Wiggy Fruntwick)
Peter Voysey .... modeller
Frederic C. Weiler .... set decorator: USA (as Fred Weiler)
Gari Bacon .... props (uncredited)
Robert Jackson .... carpenter (uncredited)
Paul James .... plasterer (uncredited)
Peter Mann .... construction carpenter (uncredited)
Tony Musk .... carpenter (uncredited)
Italo Tomassi .... set designer (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Bob Beher .... foley supervisor: 2000 restoration
Max Bell .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Brian Best .... sound editor (2000 restoration) (as Brian T. Best)
Norman Bolland .... sound mixer
Pat Brennan .... assistant dubbing editor (as Patrick Brennan)
Geoff R. Brown .... assistant dubbing editor (as Geoff Brown)
Lance Brown .... sound editor: 2000 restoration
William Cawley .... assistant sound editor (2000 restoration) (as Bill Cawley)
Roy Charman .... sound mixer
Bradley Clouse .... first assistant sound editor: 2000 restoration
Charles Deenen .... sound designer: 2000 restoration
Des Edwards .... assistant sound mixer
John Michael Fanaris .... sound effects coordinator: 2000 restoration
Stan Fiferman .... sound editor: footsteps and effects
David L. Fisher .... assistant dubbing editor (as David Fisher)
J. Aloysius Flanagan III .... assistant sound editor: 2000 restoration
John Foster .... sound editor: footsteps and effects
Pat Foster .... dialogue editor
Tim Gedemer .... sound design: 2000 restoration
Chris Greenham .... supervising sound editor
Leonard Green .... assistant dubbing editor
Graham V. Hartstone .... assistant dubbing mixer (as Graham Hartstone)
Mike Hopkins .... dialogue editor (as Michael Hopkins)
Chris Large .... sound mixer: Canada
Daniel J. Leahy .... sound re-recording mixer (2000 restoration) (as Daniel Leahy)
Nicolas Le Messurier .... assistant dubbing mixer (as Nicholas Le Messurier)
Steve Mann .... sound editor: 2000 restoration
Brian Marshall .... sound mixer
Gordon K. McCallum .... sound mixer
Gordon K. McCallum .... sound re-recording mixer
Kathy McCart .... digital playback: 2000 restoration
Anthony Milch .... sound editor (2000 restoration) (as Anthony R. Milch)
Jay Nierenberg .... supervising sound editor (2000 Restoration)
Tony Orton .... assistant dubbing editor
Keith Pamplin .... assistant sound mixer
Steve Pederson .... sound re-recording mixer: 2000 restoration
Peter Pennell .... sound effects editor
Richard Raguse .... sound mixer: USA (as Dick Ragusa)
George Rice .... assistant sound mixer
Gary Ritchie .... digital playback: 2000 restoration
Terry Rodman .... sound editor: 2000 restoration
Charles Schmitz .... sound mixer: USA
Jupiter Sen .... assistant dubbing editor
Otto Snel .... assistant dubbing mixer
Roland N. Thai .... sound editor: 2000 restoration
Michael Tucker .... assistant sound mixer
Tim Walston .... sound designer: 2000 restoration
Bernard Weiser .... supervising sound editor: special edition re-release
Peter Desbois .... sound playback operator (uncredited)
Chris Gurney .... boom operator: day-play (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Peter Biggs .... special effects technician
Derek Botell .... flying effects
Ron Burton .... special effects technician
Colin Chilvers .... creative supervisor & director of special effects
Michael Dunleavy .... special effects technician
Joe Fitt .... special effects technician
Dominic Fulford .... flying unit coordinator
Rodney Fuller .... special effects technician
Robert Harman .... flying effects (as Bob Harman)
Jimmy Harris .... special effects technician
Norman Kerss .... special effects technician
Robert MacDonald .... special effects: New Mexico (as Bob MacDonald)
Robert Nugent .... special effects technician (as Bob Nugent)
Peter Pickering .... special effects technician
Frank Richardson .... special effects technician
John Richardson .... special effects: Canada and New York
Terry Schubert .... special effects technician
Roy Spencer .... special effects technician
Brian Warner .... special effects technician
Lawrie Ayres .... special effects crew (uncredited)
Peter Clarson .... gaffer: special effects, UK (uncredited)
Neil Corbould .... special effects runner (uncredited)
Michael Dawson .... flying unit assistant (uncredited)
John Inglis .... flying unit assistant special effects supervisor (uncredited)
Robert Schofield .... wire effects (uncredited)
John Thomas .... special effects (uncredited)
Michael White .... special effects assistant (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Darrell Anderson .... additional model photography: USA
James Aspinall .... zoptic operator
Bob Bailin .... process plate photography: New York
Dennis Bartlett .... travelling matte supervisor
Les Bowie .... creative supervisor of mattes & composites
Michael Campbell .... visual coordinator
Ray Caple .... matte artist
Denys N. Coop .... creative director of process photography (as Denys Coop)
Chris Crowell .... digital compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio (2000 restoration)
Ken Dackermann .... digital compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio (2000 restoration)
Leslie Dear .... additional model photography
Mike Drew .... zoptic operator
Tony Dunsterville .... model maker
Sheldon Elbourne .... title & special optical sequences photographer
Doug Ferris .... matte artist
Roy Field .... creative supervisor of optical visual effects
Cyril Forster .... model maker
Mark Freund .... visual effects supervisor: Pacific Title & Art Studio (2000 restoration)
George Gervan .... digital roto artist: Pacific Title & Art Studio (2000 restoration)
Richard Gervan .... digital roto artist: Pacific Title & Art Studio (2000 restoration)
George Gibbs .... additional model effects
Martin Hall .... digital paint artist: Pacific Title & Art Studio (2000 restoration)
Peter Hammond .... matte camera operator
Peter Harman .... matte camera operator
Maureen Healy .... digital paint artist: Pacific Title & Art Studio (2000 restoration)
Veronica Hernandez .... digital paint artist: Pacific Title & Art Studio (2000 restoration)
Heather Hoyland .... lead digital compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio (2000 restoration)
Andrew Kelly .... model maker
Bob Kindred .... additional model photography
Tad Krzanowski .... model maker (as Tadeusz Krzanowski)
David Lane .... visual coordinator
Liz Lettman .... assistant matte artist
Jeff Luff .... model maker
Darin McCormick-Millett .... digital producer (2000 restoration)
Derek Meddings .... model effects director & creator
Sean Morris .... optical sequences
Harry Oakes .... additional model photography
Roy Pace .... title & special optical sequences photographer
Peter Parks .... optical sequences
Zoran Perisic .... zoptic special effects
Terry Reed .... model maker
Denis Rich .... special visual effects designer
Cervin Robinson .... process stills: New York
Martin Shortall .... optical liaison
Brian Smithies .... additional model effects
David Speed .... zoptic operator
Charles Staffell .... process systems
Lynn Tigar .... digital paint artist: Pacific Title & Art Studio (2000 restoration)
Wally Veevers .... flying systems & process projection
Ernest Walter .... visual coordinator
Peter Watson .... supervising editor of optical & special effects
Paul Wilson .... model photography
Russ Woolnough .... assistant editor of optical & special effects (as Russell Woolnough)
Andy Aitken .... model maker (uncredited)
Keith Holland .... visual effects camera operator (uncredited)
John Inglis .... visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Bob Keen .... model maker (uncredited)
Gary Pearlman .... titles & optical effects (uncredited)
Philip Sharpe .... model maker (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Vic Armstrong .... stunt coordinator
Richard E. Butler .... additional stunts: Canada (as Dick Butler)
George Lane Cooper .... additional stunts (as George Cooper)
Stuart Fell .... additional stunts
Richard Hackman .... additional stunts: Canada
Alf Joint .... stunt coordinator
Wendy Leech .... additional stunts
Alex Stevens .... stunt coordinator: New York
Bill Weston .... additional stunts
Paul Weston .... additional stunts
Vic Armstrong .... stunt double: Christopher Reeve (uncredited)
Marc Boyle .... stunts (uncredited)
Ellen Bry .... stunts (uncredited)
Cyd Child .... stunts (uncredited)
Tim Condren .... stunts (uncredited)
Sue Crosland .... stunts (uncredited)
Billy Dean .... stunts (uncredited)
Jim Dowdall .... stunts (uncredited)
George Fisher .... stunts (uncredited)
Romo Gorrara .... stunts (uncredited)
Martin Grace .... stunts (uncredited)
Reg Harding .... stunts (uncredited)
Terry Hill .... stunts (uncredited)
Nick Hobbs .... stunts (uncredited)
Billy Horrigan .... stunts (uncredited)
Arthur Howell .... stunts (uncredited)
Alf Joint .... stunts (uncredited)
George Leech .... stunts: Man in burglar's office (uncredited)
Wendy Leech .... stunt double: Margot Kidder (uncredited)
Scott Leva .... stunts (uncredited)
Mark McBride .... stunts (uncredited)
Bronco McLoughlin .... stunts (uncredited)
Peter Munt .... stunts (uncredited)
Peter Pocock .... stunts (uncredited)
Greg Powell .... stunts (uncredited)
Nosher Powell .... stunts (uncredited)
Doug Robinson .... stunts (uncredited)
Kiran Shah .... stunts (uncredited)
Tony Smart .... stunts (uncredited)
Roy Street .... stunts (uncredited)
Rocky Taylor .... stunts (uncredited)
Johan Thorén .... stunts (uncredited)
Terry Walsh .... stunts (uncredited)
Malcolm Weaver .... stunts (uncredited)
Chris Webb .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Allwork .... aerial photographer
Howard A. Anderson III .... camera operator: USA (as Howard Anderson III)
Ronald Anscombe .... assistant camera
Jack Atcheler .... additional photographer
Lou Barlia .... camera operator: USA
Bert Bosher .... electrician: Pinewood
John J. Campbell .... assistant camera (as John Campbell)
Mike Chevalier .... camera operator: USA (as Michael Chevalier)
Ken Coles .... camera operator
Robert E. Collins .... additional photographer: New Mexico
James A. Contner .... camera operator: USA (as Jim Contner)
Trevor Coop .... assistant camera
Jack Courtland .... camera operator: USA
John Deaton .... assistant camera
James Devis .... camera operator (as Jimmy Devis)
Ray Evans .... electrician: Lee Electric
Roy Ford .... camera operator
Mike Fox .... camera operator: co-first unit
Alan Gatward .... assistant camera
Ginger Gemmel .... camera operator
Maurice Gillett .... chief electrician: Lee Electric
Geoff Glover .... camera operator
Ron Goodman .... camera operator: Wesscam photography (as Ronald Goodman)
John Harris .... camera operator
Gordon Hayman .... camera operator
Brian King .... video operator
David Lenham .... assistant camera
Jack Lowen .... camera operator
Douglas Luke .... still photographer
Peter MacDonald .... camera operator
Domenic Mastrippolito .... assistant camera: USA
John May .... electrician: Pinewood
Stan McClain .... assistant camera: second unit and aerial USA
Ray Meehan .... electrician: Lee Electric
John Morgan .... camera operator
Reginald H. Morris .... additional photographer: Alberta (as Reginald Morris)
Sol Negrin .... additional photographer: New York
Rod Parkhurst .... camera operator: Canada
Bob Penn .... still photographer
George Pink .... camera operator
Ronnie Fox Rogers .... camera operator
Thom Ryan .... assistant camera: Canada (as Tom Ryan)
Nick Schlesinger .... assistant camera
Jonathan Taylor .... assistant camera
Jack Thetford .... electrician: Pinewood
Alex Thomson .... additional photographer
John Tythe .... chief electrician: Pinewood
Peter Versey .... assistant camera
Chris Warren .... video operator
Freddie Webster .... electrician: Pinewood (as Fred Webster)
Micky Wilson .... best boy
Harry Woodley .... electrician: Pinewood
David Wynn-Jones .... first assistant camera
Bob Bridges .... video assist operator (uncredited)
Tony Brown .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Wick Finch .... electrician (uncredited)
Dave Friedman .... still photographer: action unit (uncredited)
Phillip Grosvenor .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Geoff Mulligan .... aerial camera operator (uncredited)
John R. Shannon .... still photographer (uncredited)
Owen Stephens .... electrician: Lee Electric (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Mary Selway .... casting: English
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Betty Adamson .... wardrobe supervisor & additional design
Elvira Angelinetta .... wardrobe assistant
Austin Cooper .... wardrobe assistant
Barbara Gillett .... wardrobe assistant
Helen Gill .... wardrobe assistant
Ruth Morley .... additional costumes
Eddie Silva .... wardrobe assistant
Janet Tebrooke .... wardrobe assistant
Colin Wilson .... wardrobe assistant
 
Editorial Department
George Akers .... assistant editor
Elaine C. Andrianos .... first assistant editor: special edition 2000
Olivier Assayas .... editorial intern
David Beesley .... assistant editor
Neil Farrell .... assistant editor
Tim Jordan .... assistant editor
Christopher Morris .... assistant editor
Bob Mullen .... first assistant editor
Mike Round .... assistant editor
Gary Shepherd .... assistant editor
Colin Wilson .... assistant editor
Steve Pickard .... assistant plate editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Robert Garrett .... music editor: 2000 restoration
Robert Hathaway .... music editor (as Bob Hathaway)
Arthur Morton .... orchestrator
Ken Ross .... assistant music editor
Herbert W. Spencer .... orchestrator (as Herbert Spencer)
Eric Tomlinson .... music mixer
Eric Tomlinson .... music recordist
Angela Morley .... additional orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Patti Allen .... production assistant: Canada
Diane Appleby .... production assistant
Gordon Arnell .... publicist
Trudie Balen .... secretary to producer (as Trudy Balen)
Sally Ball .... production assistant
Joy Bayley .... production assistant
June Broom .... publicity assistant
Patricia Carr .... production assistant (as Pat Carr)
Al Cerullo .... helicopter pilot: New York
Chris Coles .... location manager: New York
Jane Cox .... special unit secretary
Rita Davison .... additional continuity
Jane Dixie .... special unit secretary
Michael J. Duthie .... production coordinator (as Michael Duthie)
Sue Edwards .... special unit secretary
Norman Enfield .... additional script material
Jeanne Ferber .... executive assistant to Richard Donner
Josie Fulford .... additional continuity
Norma Garment .... production assistant
Yves Gaumont .... trainee assistant
Ann Green .... production assistant
Liz Green .... production assistant
Jean Hall .... production assistant
Sue Hausner .... secretary to the executive producer
Norma Hazelden .... production assistant
Geoffrey Helman .... production executive
Graham Henderson .... assistant accountant
Katya Kolpaktchy .... assistant continuity
Adeline Leonard Seakwood .... production assistant: USA (as Adeline Leonard)
Richard Liebegott .... production assistant: USA (as Dick Liebegott)
Tom Mankiewicz .... creative consultant
Angela Martelli .... additional continuity
Doris Martin .... continuity
Jennie McClean .... special unit secretary
Maria Monreal .... executive assistant to producers
Douglas Noakes .... production accountant
Betsy Norton .... continuity: USA
Pat O'Reilly .... publicity assistant
Kay Rawlings .... continuity
Denis Rich .... title designer: main titles
Waldo Roeg .... trainee assistant
Armand Rubin .... sales consultant
Bill Rudgard .... trainee assistant
Alexander Salkind .... presenter
Elaine Schreyeck .... continuity supervisor
Jeannie Stone .... production assistant
Paul Storey .... trainee assistant
Marc Wolff .... helicopter pilot: New Mexico
Stanley Bielecki .... publicity and marketing (uncredited)
David Prowse .... physical trainer: Christopher Reeve (uncredited)
 
Thanks
John Bodimeade .... in memory of
Terry Hill .... in memory of
Geoffrey Unsworth .... dedicated with love and respect to (as Geoffrey Unsworth, O.B.E.)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Superman - Le film (Canada: French title)
Superman: The Movie
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MPAA:
Rated PG for peril, some mild sensuality and language.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
143 min | USA:127 min (1980 video release) | USA:151 min (2000 restoration)
Country:
Canada | UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints) | Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L | USA:PG-13 (2001 expanded edition) | South Korea:All | Brazil:Livre | New Zealand:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Norway:11 | Norway:12 (1978) | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12
Filming Locations:
Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK more
Company:
Alexander Salkind more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
For his portrayal of Clark Kent, Christopher Reeve based the performance on Cary Grant's character in Bringing Up Baby (1938). more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: As Superman and Lois Lane fly around "Metropolis", a full moon lies to the north of the Big Dipper, an astronomical impossibility. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Jor-El: This is no fantasy - no careless product of wild imagination. No, my friends. These indictments that I have brought to you today, specific charges herein against the individuals. Their acts of treason, their ultimate aim of sedition. These... are matters of undeniable fact. I ask you now to pronounce judgement on those accused.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008) (V) more
Soundtrack:
CAN YOU READ MY MIND more

FAQ

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Where is Metropolis located?
How is young Clark Kent running so fast against the train?
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27 out of 35 people found the following review useful.
A brilliant Epic for the generations!!, 29 September 2005
9/10
Author: Robert W. (Robert_duder@hotmail.com) from Ontario, Canada

This is it ladies and gents...my 200th review. I thought long and hard about what I would dedicate my 200th review to...would it be something new and flashy, a movie that I knew was a knockout, something more personal to me?? One of my faves perhaps?? I finally decided on this film.

Since I was a little boy I have loved Superman. Even now many years later I am still fascinated by the character, I mean he has withstood 6 decades of changes and world upheaval and still one of the best selling heroes of our time. Without further ado let's talk about Richard Donner's big screen epic Superman: The Movie. Thanks for reading my reviews!! Superman: The Movie MUST be judged not by today's standards but by the standards set for films of the late seventies/early eighties. That's not to say that it doesn't stand up for itself even almost 3 decades later but it's true brilliance may be lost if you don't remember when and where it was made. Brilliant Director Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon series, The Goonies, and stocks of brilliant TV series) I think really knows what the audience wants out of characters. I'm sure he tread on thin ice when it came to bringing the infamous Man of Steel to the big screen having only comics and TV and radio before him to base it on. Donner took everything Superman stood for, truth, justice, American Way, fighting evil, his estrangement from his home planet, his love for Lois Lane and put it all into this film.

Nothing is left out of Superman, we have the origins including an in depth look into Krypton (which at the time would have been a first.) We see Kal-El's parents and their conflicts, we are given a small introduction to Clark Kent's youth and his coming of age and then everything else we know and love about the Superman legend. Everything from "The Phantom Zone" to Lois and Clark falling in love. I always thought the casting for Superman was it's one downfall but after watching the film again I really see that it wasn't such an error in judgment.

The late and incredible Christopher Reeve truly was built for Superman. He embodied the character and created two completely different people to the point where you believed a pair of glasses and a different part in the hair was the perfect alter ego. His Clark Kent was goofy but pure and honest but completely different from the strength and character of Superman. His Superman was tall, larger than life, strong, honest, too good to be true. He was perfect and he looked both parts perfectly too and he will forever be known....in my books...as The Superman of film. Margot Kidder pretty much had Lois Lane nailed. I always thought she was a little old for the role and wasn't sure she looked the part but the personality was perfect, strong, forceful, pig headed, leap before you look kinda gal. And the chemistry with Reeve's Superman was very good. They established a fast but very bonding romance between the two characters. The supporting cast was also well done...Jackie Cooper was great as Perry White, Marc McClure was perfectly cast as the young, naive Jimmy Olsen, and Marlon Brando was an awesome screen presence for Jor-El and considering the billing he got for his brief role it's good that he had that pull. Gene Hackman is a brilliant actor, I've loved him in many roles...he was not right for Lex Luthor or perhaps even his character wasn't written right. Although diabolical and evil it was done in a comedic way right down to the doofus sidekick which was more cartoonish than it was big budget film. You just didn't truly feel the tension and arch rivalry between Reeve and Hackman's characters. The only other beef I can find with Superman is the overlooking of some key elements of reality. Yes I know Superman must leave reality at the door and that's easy to do with such a brilliant beautifully done Epic but the whole concept of Superman reversing time by making the earth spin backwards, or turning into Superman and having his "human" clothes literally vanish into thin air...these are things that the writers should have looked more closely into. But I think they focused so much of their time on making sure other elements were in place that they let these things slide and that's okay but it's such a minor thing but still with such perfection in other areas they stand out.

Special effects like this had never been seen before and they are still stunning. Watching Superman fly and the explosions and earthquake and his miracle powers are just wonderful and will forever be in the mind of movie goers. This is such a brilliant film and put a stamp on the genre of superheroes that every other film will try to live up to. For the record I am thrilled and excited about the upcoming Bryan Singer Superman film, I think he will take everything that was great about this original and utilize it to continue on the epic. Bravo to him!! Superman: The Movie also had and still has one of the most haunting, beautiful and stunning scores ever created. The music became his anthem no matter where Superman is. This is one of the best films ever, and will always be a classic especially to me!! 9/10

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