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 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

• DC Comics, Inc
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• 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, 1919-2012
• Unsworth, Geoffrey, 1914-1978
• Williams, John, 1932-
• York, Susannah

Subject

• Action and adventure films
• Fantasy films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Good and evil -- Drama
• Heroes -- Drama
• Superhero films
• Superman (Fictitious character) -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Action and adventure films
• Drama
• Fantasy films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Superhero films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

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

GK6

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, dubbed French, dubbed German, dubbed Italian or dubbed Spanish dialogue; Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish; 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