Superman : : the movie

Resource Information

The work Superman : : the movie 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 : : the movie

Title remainder

the movie

Statement of responsibility

Warner Bros. Pictures ; Alexander Salkind presents an Alexander and Ilya Salkind production in a Richard Donner film ; produced by Pierre Spengler ; story by Mario Puzo ; screenplay by Mario Puzo, David Newman, Leslie Newman and Robert Benton ; directed by Richard Donner

Creator

• Superman (Motion picture : 1978)

Contributor

• Baird, Stuart
• Beatty, Ned
• Benton, Robert
• Brando, Marlon
• Cooper, Jackie, 1922-2011
• Donner, Richard
• Ford, Glenn, 1916-2006
• Hackman, Gene
• Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988
• Kidder, Margot
• Newman, David, 1937-2003
• Newman, Leslie, 1939-
• O'Halloran, Jack, 1943-
• Perrine, Valerie
• Puzo, Mario, 1920-1999
• Reeve, Christopher, 1952-2004
• Salkind, Alexander, 1922-1997
• Salkind, Ilya, 1947-
• Schell, Maria, 1926-2005
• Shuster, Joe., 1914-1992
• Siegel, Jerry, 1914-1996
• Spengler, Pierre, 1947-
• Stamp, Terence
• Thaxter, Phyllis, 1921-
• Unsworth, Geoffrey, 1914-1978
• Williams, John, 1932-
• York, Susannah

Subject

• Action and adventure films
• Blu-ray discs
• Fantasy films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Good and evil -- Drama
• Heroes -- Drama
• Superhero films
• Superman, (Fictitious character) -- Drama

Genre

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

Language

• fre
• ger
• ita
• por
• nor
• rus
• spa
• eng
• fre
• ger
• ita
• spa
• dan
• eng
• fin
• fin
• fre
• ger
• ita
• nor
• por
• spa
• swe
• eng
• fre
• ger
• ita
• por
• spa
• dan
• eng
• eng

Summary

As an infant, Superman is sent to earth from the doomed planet Krypton. As he grows up, he learns he has super powers which he must hide from the ordinary mortals around him. Raised by human parents, he later poses as a newspaper reporter, becoming Superman when necessary to use his special powers to save others

Cataloging source

GK6

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Geoffrey Unsworth ; editor, Stuart Baird ; music, John Williams ; production designer, John Barry

Intended audience

• MPAA rating: PG (Original theatrical release)
• MPAA rating: PG; peril, some mild sensuality and language (Expanded edition)

Language note

• Extended version: English, dubbed French, dubbed German, dubbed Italian or dubbed Spanish dialogue; Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish
• Theatrical release: English (5.1 or 2.0), dubbed French, dubbed German, dubbed Italian, dubbed Portuguese or dubbed Spanish dialogue; Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Norwegian, Swedish and Spanish subtitles
• English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired

PerformerNote

Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford, Trevor Howard, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, Maria Schell, Terence Stamp, Phyllis Thaxter, Susannah York

Runtime

151

Technique

live action