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Superman
1978
In Richard Donner's blockbuster, the Superman myth is well told, from his birth on the doomed planet Krypton to his childhood in a small Kansas town and beyond. After he comes of age, young Clark Kent, as his Earth parents have named him, learns the truth of his alien birth on a voyage of discovery to the Arctic. It is there .. Read more
| Starring | Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando, Maria Schell |
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| Director | Richard Donner |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Superman
In Richard Donner's blockbuster, the Superman myth is well told, from his birth on the doomed planet Krypton to his childhood in a small Kansas town and beyond. After he comes of age, young Clark Kent, as his Earth parents have named him, learns the truth of his alien birth on a voyage of discovery to the Arctic. It is there that he learns through a link to his long dead birth parents-of his superhuman abilities and his responsibility to preserve and protect "truth, justice and the American Way." Once he adjusts to life in the big city, Metropolis, he discovers that hiding his superpowers as mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent (Christopher Reeve) isn't easy as he flirts with hard-nosed Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) and battles supervillain Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman). The film's all-star cast includes Jackie Cooper, Marlon Brando, Ned Beatty, Glenn Ford, Terence Stamp, and Valerie Perrine, among others, all camping it up wonderfully.
| Starring | Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando, Maria Schell, Margot Kidder, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Susannah York, Valerie Perrine, Trevor Howar |
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| Director | Richard Donner |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 26 mins HD DVD: 2 hrs 31 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 2 hrs 17 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 31 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: English HD DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English Blu-ray: English |
| Dubbed | French |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Romanian, Spanish |
| Released | Production year: 1978 On LOVEFiLM Instant: LOVEFiLM Instant: 02 Aug 2010 To Rent: DVD: 15 May 2006 HD DVD: not available HD DVD: 04 Dec 2006 |
| LOVEFiLM Instant | £2.49 |
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Long, lugubrious and only patchily entertaining version of the famous comic strip, with far too many irrelevant preliminaries and a misguided sense of its own importance.
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- Halliwell's Film Guide
- 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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Classic, unrivalled superhero epic
Chris Reeve was the one and only Superman - an absolute classic movie with three distinct segments - the heavenly glow of the Kryptonian scenes (with Marlon ... read more »
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- 22 Oct 2004 at 09:26
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Once a classic, always a classic
We rented this film as one of many childhood memories we wanted to pass on to our daughter.
Thankfully, she loved it as much as we did. Every bit as ... read more » - 1116356
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This film can fly.
Aaaah, Superman.
When a Blockbuster was a Blockbuster, when it stayed at number one for weeks on end and dominated the summer.
It really ... read more » - 1064932
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At last I have watched Superman ! Box Ticked
At last i watched this movie ! dont know why i hadnt seen this movie ever !? well faith brought us to meet at last ! since 2 years ago that my friend made a ... read more »
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News and features
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Cavill passed costume test to play Superman
- 18 Feb 2011
Actor Henry Cavill had to pass the costume test before he won the role of Superman in Christopher Nolan and Zack Snyder's new movie - he had to wear a replica of the outfit Christopher Reeve wore in 1978. The producer and director had to make sure their pick for the Man of Steel looked the part - and insisted on putting him in the much-maligned suit Reeve's Superman wore. Snyder tells Entertainment Weekly magazine, "If you can put on that suit and pull it off, that's an awesome achievement."... Read more
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Superman - Blu-ray
Born on planet Krypton but raised in Kansas, USA, Clark Kent (as his Earth parents have named him) embarks on a voyage of self-discovery to the Arctic, where he learns the truth about his alien origins, superhuman abilities, and responsibility to preserve and protect 'truth, justice and the ...
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Superman - HD
Born on planet Krypton but raised in Kansas, USA, Clark Kent (as his Earth parents have named him) embarks on a voyage of self-discovery to the Arctic, where he learns the truth about his alien origins, superhuman abilities, and responsibility to preserve and protect 'truth, justice and the ...
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Superman
In Richard Donner's blockbuster, the Superman myth is well told, from his birth on the doomed planet Krypton to his childhood in a small Kansas town and beyond. After he comes of age, young Clark Kent, as his Earth parents have named him, learns the truth of his alien birth on a voyage of discovery ...
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