Superman : the movie

Resource Information

The work Superman : the movie represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Yuma County Library District. 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 a Richard Donner film ; an Alexander and Ilya Salkind production ; story by Mario Puzo ; screenplay by Mario Puzo ... [et al.] ; produced by Pierre Spengler ; directed by Richard Donner

Contributor

• DC Comics, Inc
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Baird, Stuart
• Beatty, Ned
• Brando, Marlon
• Cooper, Jackie, 1922-2011
• Donner, Richard
• Ford, Glenn, 1916-2006
• Hackman, Gene
• Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988
• Kidder, Margot
• 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

• Adventure -- Feature
• Adventure films
• Adventure films
• Bien y mal -- Teatro
• Fantasy -- Feature
• Fantasy films
• Fantasy films
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Good and evil -- Drama
• Heroes -- Drama
• Heroes and heroines -- Drama
• Héroes -- Teatro
• Superhero films
• Superman (Fictitious character) -- Drama
• Superman (Personaje literario) -- Teatro
• Superman films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Adventure
• Adventure films
• Drama
• Fantasy
• Fantasy films
• Feature films
• Superhero films
• Superman films
• Teatro
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• por
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

A child from a dying planet is sent to Earth, where he is brought up by human parents and poses as a newspaper reporter, becoming Superman when necessary to use his special powers to save others

Cataloging source

SVP

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

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

Dewey number

791.43/75

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG; peril, some mild sensuality and language

Language note

English or dubbed French dialogue, English, French, Spanish or Portuguese (2000 ed. only) subtitles; closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1995.9.S77

LC item number

S8747636 2006

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

294

Target audience

general

Technique

live action