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Superman: The Movie (1978)
DVD (1 discs
)
Blu-ray (1 discs
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Digital ✓
Genre: Super Heroes
Aspect Ratio: Wide
Sound: DD 5.1
Academy Awards:
1 Win , 3 Nominations
Synopsis
Richard Donner's 1978 epic about the Man of Steel showed how a film about a superhero could be a moving and romantic experience even for people who long ago gave up comic books. Beginning on the icy planet Krypton, the story follows the baby Kal-El, whose rocket ship lands in Smallville, Kansas. He is found there by a childless couple and raised as the shy Clark Kent (the young Kent is played by Jeff East). The film is perhaps most touching in these sequences, with expanses of wheat fields blowing in the wind and with a young man who can't figure out what part in destiny his great powers are meant to play. The second half, with Reeve taking over as Clark/Superman, is bustling, enchanting (the scene in which Superman flies girlfriend Lois Lane--played by Margot Kidder--through the night sky is great date material), and funny, thanks largely to Gene Hackman's sardonic portrayal of nemesis Lex Luthor.
Cast
Marlon Brando
Ned Beatty
Gene Hackman
Terence Stamp
Christopher Reeve
Margot Kidder
Valerie Perrine
Susannah York
Jackie Cooper
Glenn Ford
Trevor Howard
Maria Schell
Phyllis Thaxter
Director
Richard Donner
Awards & Nominations
- Oscar Nominee: Best Film Editing
- Oscar Nominee: Best Music, Original Music Score
- Oscar Nominee: Best Sound
- Oscar Winner: Special Achievement Award
Keywords
Academy Award Winners
Action
Adventure
Based On Comic Book
Fantasy
Superheroes
Technical Specifications
Audio Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Subtitle Languages
Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish
Special Features
- Audio commentary
- Deleted/extended scenes
- DVD-ROM content
- Featurettes/Behind-The-Scenes/Documentaries
- Gag Reel/Bloopers/Outtakes
- Trailers/TV spots
- Commentary by Director Richard Donner and Creative Consultant Tom Mankiewicz
- Taking Flight: The Development Of Superman
- Making Superman: Filming The Legend
- Superman Screen Test
- 1951 Theatrical Feature "Superman and the Mole-Men" Starring George Reeves
- Classic Cartoons Super-Rabbit, Snafuperman and Stupor Duck