Superman : the movie [videorecording] / released by Warner Bros. ; Alexander Salkind presents ; story by Mario Puzo ; screenplay by Mario Puzo, David Newman, Leslie Newman, and Robert Benton ; executive producer, Ilya Salkind ; produced by Pierre Spengler ; directed by Richard Donner.

Superman, the movie (portion title)

Beatty, Ned. (Added Author). Brando, Marlon. (Added Author). Cooper, Jackie, 1922-2011 (Added Author). Donner, Richard. (Added Author). Ford, Glenn, 1916-2006 (Added Author). Hackman, Gene. (Added Author). Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988 (Added Author). Kidder, Margot. (Added Author). O'Halloran, Jack. (Added Author). Perrine, Valerie. (Added Author). Puzo, Mario, 1920-1999 (Added Author). Reeve, Christopher, 1952-2004 (Added Author). Salkind, Alexander, 1922-1997 (Added Author). Schell, Maria, 1926-2005 (Added Author). Spengler, Pierre, 1947- (Added Author). Stamp, Terence. (Added Author). Thaxter, Phyllis, 1919-2012 (Added Author). Warner Bros. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford, Trevor Howard, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, Maria Schell, Terence Stamp, Phyllis Thaxter, Susannah York. (Cast).

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. But the time comes when Superman's powers for good are revealed to the world. Superman battles with supercriminal Lex Luthor and his cohorts as they attempt to destroy California by activating the San Andreas fault.

Record details

ISBN: 0790752433
ISBN: 9780790752433
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (154 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2001].
Copyright: ©2001

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1978. Special features include: scene selections ; feature-length director commentary ; music-only soundtrack ; Superman: the legacy ; cast and crew biographies ; three documentaries (Taking flight: the development of Superman, Making Superman: filming the legend, and The magic behind the cape) ; screen tests ; deleted scenes ; teaser trailer ; TV spot ; additional music cues.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Geoffrey Unsworth ; editor, Stuart Baird ; music, John Williams.
Participant or Performer Note:	Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford, Trevor Howard, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, Maria Schell, Terence Stamp, Phyllis Thaxter, Susannah York.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG; for peril, some mild sensuality and language.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation, Dolby Digital surround 5.1.
Language Note:	English language soundtrack with optional subtitles in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.