Superman

Name: Superman
Genre: Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
Released: 1978-12-14
Duration: 144 min
Rating: 7.162

★ 7,2 /10 (4,351 Votes)

1978 EN 144 min

Overview

Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.

Stream

Rent

Buy

Release date

14/12/1978

Votes

4,351

Popularity

15.7

You'll believe a man can fly.

Genres

Science Fiction Action Adventure

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

144 min

Budget

$55,000,000

Revenue

$300,478,449

Website

www.warnerbros.com

Christopher Reeve

Superman / Clark Kent

Margot Kidder

Lois Lane

Gene Hackman

Lex Luthor

Marlon Brando

Jor-El

Ned Beatty

Otis

Jackie Cooper

Perry White

Glenn Ford

Pa Kent

Trevor Howard

1st Elder

Jack O'Halloran

Non

Valerie Perrine

Eve Teschmacher

Maria Schell

Vond-Ah

Terence Stamp

General Zod

Phyllis Thaxter

Ma Kent

Susannah York

Lara

Jeff East

Young Clark Kent

Marc McClure

Jimmy Olsen

Sarah Douglas

Ursa

Harry Andrews

2nd Elder

Diane Sherry Case

Lana Lang

Vass Anderson

3rd Elder

John Hollis

4th Elder

James Garbutt

5th Elder

No photo

Michael Gover

6th Elder

David Neal

7th Elder

William Russell

8th Elder

No photo

Penelope Lee

9th Elder

John Stuart

10th Elder

No photo

Alan Cullen

11th Elder

Aaron Smolinski

Baby Clark Kent

Billy J. Mitchell

1st Editor

Robert Henderson

2nd Editor

Larry Lamb

1st Reporter

No photo

John Cassady

3rd Reporter

John F. Parker

4th Reporter

No photo

Harry Scott

5th Reporter

No photo

Ray Evans

6th Reporter

Miquel Brown

8th Reporter

Vincent Marzello

1st Copy Boy

No photo

Benjamin Feitelson

2nd Copy Boy

Lise Hilboldt

1st Secretary

Leueen Willoughby

2nd Secretary

Rex Reed

Weston Gavin

Mugger

Steve Kahan

Officer 1

Ray Hassett

Officer 2

No photo

Randy Jurgensen

Officer 3

Matt Russo

News Vendor

Colin Skeaping

Pilot

No photo

Bo Rucker

Pimp

No photo

Paul Avery

TV Cameraman

David Baxt

Burglar

No photo

George Harris II

Patrolman Mooney

No photo

John Cording

2nd Hood

Oz Clarke

4th Hood

Rex Everhart

Desk Sergeant

No photo

Jayne Tottman

Little Girl

No photo

Frank Lazarus

Air Force One Pilot

Brian Protheroe

Co Pilot

No photo

Lawrence Trimble

1st Crewman

No photo

Robert Whelan

2nd Crewman

David Calder

3rd Crewman

Norwich Duff

Newscaster

No photo

Keith Alexander

Newscaster

Michael Ensign

Newscaster

Larry Hagman

Major

Paul Tuerpe

Sgt. Hayley

No photo

Graham McPherson

Lieutenant

No photo

David Yorston

Petty Officer

No photo

Robert O'Neill

Admiral

Robert MacLeod

General

John Ratzenberger

1st Controller

Alan Tilvern

2nd Controller

Phil Brown

State Senator

No photo

Bill Bailey

2nd Senator

Burnell Tucker

Agent

No photo

Chief Tug Smith

Indian Chief

No photo

Norman Warwick

Superchief Driver

No photo

Chuck Julian

Assistant

Mark Wynter

Mate

No photo

Roy Stevens

Warden

Noel Neill

Ella Lane (uncredited)

Kirk Alyn

Sam Lane (uncredited)

Tony Selby

Hood (uncredited)

Bruce Boa

General (extended version) (uncredited)

David de Keyser

Warden (voice) (uncredited)

Richard Donner

Man in Street (extended version) (uncredited)

No photo

Harry Fielder

Policeman (uncredited)

Alan Harris

Man on Daily Planet Rooftop (uncredited)

Shane Rimmer

Naval Transport Commander (uncredited)

Marco St. John

Mugger's Arm in Alley (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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Man of Steel - Film Full of Love The planet Krypton is doomed, all life there is soon to be over. Jor-El, knowing that the planet Earth has the same atmosphere, rockets his baby son there post haste. On Earth, the infant grows up to find that he has super human powers that must be hidden from the ordinary Earthlings, he hides away as mild mannered reporter Clark Kent and transforms into Superman whenever evil and wrong doing needs taking care of. I would think most people have either seen Superman:The Movie, or at the least heard everything about it. It's one of those films that sticks o…

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_**"Miss Teschmacher!"**_ I didn't catch "Superman" (1978) until over 25 years after its release. It's a great superhero flick with a lot of wit, well worthy of its reputation. Although a couple of things are understandably dated, like the flying sequences and Clark Kent's glasses (which are so BAD they're laughable), the movie definitely stands the test of time despite being shot in 1977. "Superman" may be a comic-booky superhero flick, but it's also a powerful piece of SCI-FI cinema. The outstanding Krypton sequences of the first half hour confirm this. These scenes are highlighted by …

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This movie will stand to the End of Time. This film is an absolute Masterpiece. The Writers & Director knew what they were doing. Christopher Reeve is a Powerhouse. He portrayed this Character So Well! He played Clark Kent & Superman as 2 Different Characters while being the Same Person. Margot Kidder was Fantastic as Lois Lane. Gene Hackman and Valerie Perrine were Great as Lex Luthor & Eve Teschmacher. The Entire Cast was Phenomenal. This Film will always get a 10/10.

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John Williams' epic overture is used to good effect to help illustrate the pretty stellar cast (Christoph Reeve gets only third billing) as this story opens with us on the icebound planet of "Krypton" where "Jor-El" (Marlon Brando) is encouraging his high council members to pass sentence on the treacherous "Gen. Zod" (Terence Stamp) and his co-conspirators. This all seems somewhat pointless as we soon discover that their planet is about to be decimated by it's nearby sun. It's only "Jor-El" and his wife "Lara" (Susannah York) who have the vision to build their son an escape pod and just in the…

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<em>'Superman'</em> is imperfect, though has an undeniable charm to it and a straightforwardness that I actually appreciated whilst watching. It's a film that feels broken in pieces and then glued back together, like each stage of the movie almost feels unconnected to the other. We get the backstory in a decent sized chunk, then a long bit for Clark's early Earth life, then he turns into the titular character and we have a hefty portion of him doing his superhero things consecutively and then the antagonist finally rears his head. I know that sounds like every film ever, but whilst viewing …

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