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Box office. $300.5 million [6] Superman (also marketed as Superman: The Movie) is a 1978 superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero Superman, played by Christopher Reeve. It is the first of four installments in the Superman film series starring Reeve as Superman. The film was directed by Richard Donner based on a screenplay by Mario Puzo ...
- $300.5 million
- John Williams
- $55 million
- Pierre Spengler
Dec 15, 1978 · Superman: Directed by Richard Donner. With Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty. An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.
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- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
- Richard Donner
- 1978-12-15
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Just before the destruction of the planet Krypton, scientist Jor-El (Marlon Brando) sends his infant son Kal-El on a spaceship to Earth. Raised by kindly farmers Jonathan (Glenn Ford) and Martha ...
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- Richard Donner
- PG
- Christopher Reeve
Superman: The Movie. Director Richard Donner brings the legendary character Superman to the big screen, with Golden Globe-nominee Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel. 6,825 IMDb 7.4 2 h 23 min 1978. X-Ray PG.
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Superman: The Movie. 1978 · 2 hr 24 min. PG. Action · Sci-Fi. From the doomed planet Krypton, a baby boy is sent to Earth where he grows up to be a mild-mannered reporter with powers far beyond those of mortals. Subtitles: English. Starring: Christopher Reeve Margot Kidder Gene Hackman Marlon Brando Ned Beatty Valerie Perrine Glenn Ford Jeff ...
- Richard Donner
- January 1, 1978
- Christopher Reeve
The first time we see Superman in his red, blue and yellow uniform is nearly an hour into "Superman." Perhaps the filmmakers agreed with Spielberg's famous statement that "Jaws" would work better the longer he kept the shark off the screen. That means the film doesn't open like most superhero movies or James Bonds with a sensational pre-title sequence. To be sure, it opens on the planet ...
The movie is, in fact, a triumph of imagination over both the difficulties of technology and the inhibitions of money. Superman wasn't easy to bring to the screen, but the filmmakers kept at it until they had it right. Science Fiction. Fantasy.