Superman IV : the quest for peace

Resource Information

The work Superman IV : the quest for peace represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Barrington Area Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Superman IV : the quest for peace

Title remainder

the quest for peace

Statement of responsibility

a Cannon Group, Inc./Golan-Globus production, a Sidney J. Furie film ; produced by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus ; story by Christopher Reeve and Lawrence Konner & Mark Rosenthal ; screenplay by Lawrence Konner & Mark Rosenthal ; directed by Sidney J. Furie

Title variation

• Superman four
• Superman 4

Creator

• Superman IV (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Cooper, Jackie, 1922-2011
• Cryer, Jon, 1965-
• Furie, Sidney J
• Globus, Yoram
• Golan, Menahem, 1929-2014
• Hackman, Gene
• Hemingway, Mariel
• Kidder, Margot
• Konner, Lawrence
• McClure, Marc, 1957-
• Pillow, Mark
• Reeve, Christopher, 1952-2004
• Rosenthal, Mark D
• Salkind, Alexander, 1922-1997
• Shuster, Joe., 1914-1992
• Siegel, Jerry, 1914-1996
• Wanamaker, Sam, 1919-1993
• Williams, John, 1932-

Subject

• Action and adventure films
• Blu-ray discs
• Feature films
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Good and evil -- Drama
• Great Wall of China (China) -- Drama
• Illegal arms transfers -- Drama
• Nuclear disarmament -- Drama
• Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama
• Superhero films
• Superman, (Fictitious character) -- Drama
• Volcanic eruptions -- Italy | Etna, Mount -- Drama

Genre

• Action and adventure films
• Blu-ray discs
• Drama
• Feature films
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Superhero films

Language

• tha
• chi
• dan
• eng
• fin
• fre
• ger
• gre
• heb
• hun
• eng
• ice
• ita
• kor
• nor
• pol
• por
• rom
• spa
• swe
• tha
• fre
• tur
• ger
• hun
• ita
• pol
• por
• spa
• eng

Summary

Archvillain Lex Luthor, determined to make the world safe for nuclear arms merchants, creates a new being to challenge the Man of Steel, the radiation-charged Nuclear Man. The two super-powered foes clash and Superman saves the Statue of Liberty, repulses a volcanic eruption of Mount Etna, rebuilds the demolished Great Wall of China and performs many more spectacular feats

Cataloging source

GK6

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Ernest Day ; music, John Williams ; music adapted and conducted by Alexander Courage ; production designer, John Graysmark ; visual effects supervisor, Harrison Ellenshaw

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG

Language note

• English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Spanish, Thai dialogue; Chinese, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish subtitles
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

PerformerNote

Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Jon Cryer, Sam Wanamaker, Mark Pillow, Mariel Hemingway, Margot Kidder

Runtime

90

Technique

live action