Stars: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando, Margot Kidder, Ned Beatty, Valerie Perrine, Maria Schell, Terence Stamp, Susannah York, Trevor Howard, Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford

Director: Richard Donner

Summary: Action adventure based on the comic strip hero who is adopted at birth by a local couple and goes on to become saviour of the planet.

In Richard Donner's blockbuster, the Superman myth is well told, from his birth on the doomed planet Krypton to his childhood in a small Kansas town and beyond. After he comes of age, young Clark Kent, as his Earth parents have named him, learns the truth of his alien birth on a voyage of discovery to the Arctic. It is there that he learns--through a link to his long-dead birth parents--of his superhuman abilities and his responsibility to preserve and protect "truth, justice and the American Way." Once he adjusts to life in the big city, Metropolis, he discovers that hiding his superpowers as mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent (Christopher Reeve) isn't easy as he flirts with hard-nosed Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) and battles supervillain Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman). The film's all-star cast includes Jackie Cooper, Marlon Brando, Ned Beatty, Glenn Ford, Terence Stamp, and Valerie Perrine, among others, all camping it up wonderfully.

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Reviewed by: davybozal24-7
Posted on September 10, 2006 7:49 AM

In my view this is still the best Superman movie in which the late and great Christopher Reeve plays the Man of Steel. Great cast including Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Glenn Ford and Ned Beatty make this a great family film to enjoy as the bad guys try to take over the world. Christopher Reeve plays Supermans alter - ego Clark Kent to perfection and the humour is first class especially when nobody recognises Superman is really Clark without his thick and clumsy black glasses. Brilliant !

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Aspect Ratio:	2.35 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Feature Length Commentary By Director Richard Donner And Tom Mankiewicz, Ten Added Scenes, Music Only Track, Taking Flight The Development Of Superman Documentary, Making Superman Filming The Legend Documentary, The Magic Behind The Cape, Three Screen Tests, Add
Subtitles:	Arabic, Bulgarian, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Romanian, Spanish
Year:	1978
Release Date:	September 1, 2001
Runtime:	146 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	D 001013
Keywords:	Special, Action, Superman, Movie, General, Edition, Wide, Screen, Adventure
Genre:	Action/Adventure