Superman (1978)

 

Superman

1978 ‧ Action/Adventure ‧ 2h 23m

MOVIE INFO

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 Kent (Phyllis Thaxter), young Clark (Christopher Reeve) discovers the source of his superhuman powers and moves to Metropolis to fight evil. As Superman, he battles the villainous Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman), while, as novice reporter Clark Kent, he attempts to woo co-worker Lois Lane (Margot Kidder).

• Rating: PG

• Genre: Adventure, Sci-fi, Action, Fantasy

• Original Language: English

• Director: Richard Donner

• Producer: Pierre Spengler, Richard Lester, Alexander Salkind

• Writer: Jerry Siegel, Mario Puzo, David Newman, Robert Benton, Tom Mankiewicz, Leslie Newman

• Release Date (Theaters): Dec 15, 1978  Original

• Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2008

• Runtime: 2h 23m

• Distributor: Warner Home Vídeo, Warner Bros.

• Production Co: Dovemead Films, Film Export A.G., International Film Production

• Sound Mix: Surround

• View the collection: Superman

CAST & CREW

Christopher Reeve

Clark Kent, Kal-El, Superman

Gene Hackman

Lex Luthor

Marlon Brando

Jor-El

Margot Kidder

Lois Lane

Ned Beatty

Otis

Jackie Cooper

Perry White

Marc McClure

Jimmy Olsen

Glenn Ford

Jonathan Kent

Valerie Perrine

Eve Teschmacher

Phyllis Thaxter

Martha Kent

Jeff East

Young Clark Kent

Trevor Howard

First Elder

Susannah York

Lara

Maria Schell

Vond-Ah

Terence Stamp

General Zod

Sarah Douglas

Ursa

Harry Andrews

2nd Elder

Lise Hilboldt

Secretary #1

Larry Hagman

Major

John Ratzenberger

Controller #1

Richard Donner

Director

Jerry Siegel

Writer

Mario Puzo

Writer

David Newman

Writer

Robert Benton

Writer

Tom Mankiewicz

Writer

Leslie Newman

Screenwriter

Pierre Spengler

Producer

Richard Lester

Producer

Alexander Salkind

Producer

Ilya Salkind

Executive Producer

Geoffrey Unsworth

Cinematographer

Michael Ellis

Film Editing

Michael Thau

Film Editing

Stuart Baird

Film Editing

John Williams

Original Music

John Barry

Production Design

Ernest Archer

Art Director

Bill Brodie

Art Director

Peter Howitt

Set Decoration