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Superman
Synopsis
Richard Donner's big-budget blockbuster Superman: The Movie is an immensely entertaining recounting of the origin of the famous comic book character. Opening on Krypton (where Marlon Brando plays Superman's father), the film follows the Man of Steel (Christopher Reeve) as he's sent to Earth where he develops his alter-ego Clark Kent and is raised by a Midwestern family. In no time, the movie has run through his teenage years, and Clark gets a job at the Daily Planet, where he is a news reporter. It's there that he falls in love with Lois Lane (Margot Kidder), who is already in love with Superman. But the love story is quickly sidetracked once the villainous Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) launches a diabolical plan to conquer the world and kill Superman. Superman: The Movie is filled with action, special effects and a surprising amount of humor.~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide
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  • Director:
    Richard Donner,
  • Writer:
    Joe Shuster, Jerry Siegel, Mario Puzo, Robert Benton, David Newman, Tom Mankiewicz, Leslie Newman,
  • Producer:
    Pierre Spengler, Alexander Salkind,
  • Cinematographer:
    Geoffrey Unsworth,
  • Editor:
    Michael Ellis, Stuart Baird,
  • Executive Producer:
    Ilya Salkind,
  • Cast:
    Gene Hackman, Marc McClure, Margot Kidder, Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper,
  • Associate Producer:
    Charles F. Greenlaw,
  • Supervising Sound Editor:
    Chris Greenham,
  • Camera Operator:
    Mike Fox,
  • First Assistant Camera:
    David Wynn-Jones,
  • Sound Effects Editor:
    Peter Pennell,
  • Hairdresser:
    Joan White, Patricia McDermott, Iloe Elliott, Darby Halpin, Cathy Kevany, Stella Rivers,
  • Wardrobe Supervisor:
    Betty Adamson,
  • Production Design:
    John Barry,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Nick Maley, Sylvia Croft, Louis Lane, Jamie Brown, Kay Freeborn, Phil Rhodes, Graham Freeborn, Basil Newall, Connie Reeve,
  • Sound Mixer:
    Roy Charman, Norman Bolland,
  • Draughtsman:
    Reg Bream,
  • Set Decoration:
    Peter Howitt,
  • Costume Design:
    Yvonne Blake,
  • Screenplay:
    Leslie Newman, Mario Puzo, Robert Benton, David Newman,
  • Art Direction:
    Leslie Dilley, Stuart Craig, Philip Bennet, Tony Reading, Norman Reynolds, Norman Dorme, Ernest Archer,
  • Stunts:
    Richard Hackman, Greg Powell,
  • Second Unit Director:
    John Barry, John Glen, David Tomblin,
  • Original Music Composer:
    John Williams, John Williams,
  • Production Supervisor:
    Robert Simmonds,
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
    Gordon K. McCallum,
  • Wardrobe Assistant:
    Barbara Gillett,
  • Makeup Supervisor:
    Stuart Freeborn,
  • Stunt Coordinator:
    Vic Armstrong,
  • Story by:
    Mario Puzo,
  • Production Manager:
    Dusty Symonds,
  • Characters:
    Joe Shuster, Jerry Siegel,
  • Set Designer:
    Steve Cooper,
  • Casting:
    Lynn Stalmaster,
  • Second Unit:
    Robert Lynn,
  • Special Effects Supervisor:
    Colin Chilvers,
  • Visual Effects Designer:
    Denis Rich,

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