Superman
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Warner Bros.  (1978) 294 mins PG

7.3 (41,495 votes)
You'll Believe a Man Can Fly... And So Much More... With This Definitive Superman The Movie Set!

A box-office smash, an Academy Award® and a fan favorite since it first flew into theatres, Superman: The Movie assembles a cast and creative contingent as only a big movie can. At its heart (and for three sequels) is Christopher Reeve's intelligent, affectionate portrayal of a most human Man of Steel. The movie's legacy soared even higher when director Richard Donner revisited this beloved adventure 22 years later and integrated eight minutes into the film. Reeve, Marlon Brando (Jor-El), Gene Hackman (Lex Luthor) and Margot Kidder (Lois Lane) give performances that fuel the film's aura of legend. Watching Superman again isn't just like being a kid again. It's better....

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Cast and Crew
Christopher Reeve  ......  Superman / Clark Kent
Gene Hackman  ......  Lex Luthor
Marlon Brando  ......  Jor-El
Valerie Perrine  ......  Eve Teschmacher
Susannah York  ...... 
Margot Kidder  ......  Lois Lane
Director  .....  Richard Donner
Producer  .....  Pierre Spengler; Charles F. Greenlaw; Alexander Salkind; Richard Lester
Writer  .....  Leslie Newman; Robert Benton; Jerry Siegel; Joe Shuster
Cinematography  .....  Geoffrey Unsworth
Musician  .....  John Williams
Notes
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: During the Superman and Lois Lane flying scene, right after a bird (white dove?) flies by them, you can see the background stars through their bodies. (more)

Trivia:
The last film of John Stuart (more)

Filming Locations:
Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK (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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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 14 nominations (more)