Superman (1978)

Director:

Richard Donner

Writers:

Jerry Siegel (creator: Superman) &
Joe Shuster (creator: Superman) ...
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Release Date:

15 December 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

You'll Believe a Man Can Fly!

Plot:

An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest super-hero.

Plot Keywords:

Planet | Reporter | Newspaper | Earthquake | Flying

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

Marlon Brando	...	Jor-El
Gene Hackman	...	Lex Luthor
Christopher Reeve	...	Superman / Clark Kent
Ned Beatty	...	Otis
Jackie Cooper	...	Perry White
Glenn Ford	...	Pa Kent
Trevor Howard	...	1st Elder
Margot Kidder	...	Lois Lane
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
Vass Anderson	...	3rd Elder
John Hollis	...	4th Elder
James Garbutt	...	5th Elder
Michael Gover	...	6th Elder
David Neal	...	7th Elder
William Russell	...	8th Elder
Penelope Lee	...	9th Elder
John Stuart	...	10th Elder
Alan Cullen	...	11th Elder
Lee Quigley	...	Baby Kal-El
Aaron Smolinski	...	Baby Clark Kent
Diane Sherry	...	Lana Lang
Jeff Atcheson	...	Coach
Brad Flock	...	Brad
David Petrou	...	Team Manager
Billy J. Mitchell	...	1st Editor
Robert Henderson	...	2nd Editor
Larry Lamb	...	1st Reporter
James Brockington	...	2nd Reporter
John Cassady	...	3rd Reporter
John F. Parker	...	4th Reporter
Antony Scott	...	5th Reporter
Ray Evans	...	6th Reporter
Sue Shifrin	...	7th Reporter (as Su Shifrin)
Miquel Brown	...	8th Reporter
Vincent Marzello	...	1st Copy Boy
Benjamin Feitelson	...	2nd Copy Boy
Lise Hilboldt	...	1st Secretary
Leueen Willoughby	...	2nd Secretary
Jill Ingham	...	Perry's Secretary
Pieter Stuyck	...	Window Cleaner
Rex Reed	...	Rex Reed
Weston Gavin	...	Mugger
Steve Kahan	...	Officer 1 (as Stephen Kahan)
Ray Hassett	...	Officer 2
Randy Jurgensen	...	Officer 3 (as Randy Jurgenson)
Matt Russo	...	News Vendor
Colin Skeaping	...	Pilot
Bo Rucker	...	Pimp
Paul Avery	...	TV Cameraman
David Baxt	...	Burglar
George Harris II	...	Patrolman Mooney
Michael Harrigan	...	1st Hood
John Cording	...	2nd Hood
Raymond Thompson	...	3rd Hood
Oz Clarke	...	4th Hood
Rex Everhart	...	Desk Sergeant (as Rex Everhardt)
Jayne Tottman	...	Little Girl
Frank Lazarus	...	Air Force One Pilot
Brian Protheroe	...	Co Pilot
Lawrence Trimble	...	1st Crewman
Robert Whelan	...	2nd Crewman
David Calder	...	3rd Crewman
Norwich Duff	...	Newscaster (as Norwick Duff)
Keith Alexander	...	Newscaster
Michael Ensign	...	Newscaster
Larry Hagman	...	Major
Paul Tuerpe	...	Sgt. Hayley
Graham McPherson	...	Lieutenant
David Yorston	...	Petty Officer
Robert O'Neill	...	Admiral
Robert MacLeod	...	General
John Ratzenberger	...	1st Controller
Alan Tilvern	...	2nd Controller
Phil Brown	...	State Senator
Bill Bailey	...	2nd Senator
Burnell Tucker	...	Agent
Chief Tug Smith	...	Indian Chief
Norman Warwick	...	Superchief Driver
Chuck Julian	...	Assistant
Colin Etherington	...	Power Co. Driver
Mark Wynter	...	Mate
Roy Stevens	...	Warden
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kirk Alyn	...	General Sam Lane (uncredited)
Bruce Boa	...	General (extended version) (uncredited)
Robert Dahdah	...	Newspaper Customer (uncredited)
David de Keyser	...	Warden (voice) (uncredited)
Richard Donner	...	Man in Street (extended version (uncredited)
Harry Fielder	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Edward Finneran	...	Special Football Player (uncredited)
Noel Neill	...	Ella Lane (uncredited)
Pam Rose	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Tony Selby	...	Hood (uncredited)

Directed by
Richard Donner

Writing credits
Jerry Siegel		(creator: Superman) &
Joe Shuster		(creator: Superman)
Mario Puzo		(story)
Mario Puzo		(screenplay) and
David Newman		(screenplay) and
Leslie Newman		(screenplay) &
Robert Benton		(screenplay)
Tom Mankiewicz		uncredited

Produced by
Charles F. Greenlaw	....	associate producer
Alexander Salkind	....	producer
Ilya Salkind	....	executive producer
Pierre Spengler	....	producer
Michael Thau	....	producer (2000 restoration)
Richard Lester	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
John Williams

Cinematography by
Geoffrey Unsworth		(photographed by)

Film Editing by
Stuart Baird
Michael Ellis
Michael Thau		(2001 director's cut)

Casting by
Lynn Stalmaster

Production Design by
John Barry

Art Direction by
Ernest Archer
Philip Bennet
Stuart Craig
Leslie Dilley		(as Les Dilley)
Norman Dorme
Tony Reading
Norman Reynolds

Set Decoration by
Peter Howitt

Costume Design by
Yvonne Blake

Makeup Department
Jamie Brown	....	makeup artist: Canada
Sylvia Croft	....	makeup artist
Iloe Elliott	....	hairdresser: Canada
Graham Freeborn	....	makeup artist
Kay Freeborn	....	makeup artist
Stuart Freeborn	....	creative supervisor of makeup & special visuals
Darby Halpin	....	hairdresser: USA
Cathy Kevany	....	hairdresser
Louis Lane	....	makeup artist: USA
Nick Maley	....	makeup artist
Patricia McDermott	....	hairdresser (as Pat McDermott)
Basil Newall	....	makeup artist
Connie Reeve	....	makeup artist
Phil Rhodes	....	makeup artist (as Philip Rhodes)
Stella Rivers	....	hairdresser
Joan White	....	hairdresser

Production Management
Timothy Burrill	....	production supervisor: North America
Tim Hampton	....	production supervisor: New Mexico
Austen Jewell	....	production manager: New Mexico
Les Kimber	....	production manager: Alberta
Peter A. Runfolo	....	production manager: New York
Robert Simmonds	....	production supervisor
Dusty Symonds	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Barry	....	second unit director
Peter L. Bergquist	....	second assistant director: USA (as Peter Bergquist)
Roy Button	....	second assistant director
Patrick Cadell	....	second assistant director
Michael Dryhurst	....	assistant director
Dominic Fulford	....	assistant director
John Glen	....	second unit director
Bud Grace	....	assistant director: USA
Jerry Grandey	....	assistant director: USA
Michael Green	....	second assistant director
Michael Hook	....	second assistant director
Peter Jacobs	....	second assistant director
Allan James	....	assistant director
David Lane	....	second unit director
Steve Lanning	....	second assistant director
Keith Lund	....	second assistant director
Robert Lynn	....	second unit director
Charles Marriott	....	second assistant director
Simon Milton	....	second assistant director
Michael Murray	....	second assistant director
Kieron Phipps	....	second assistant director
Michael Rauch	....	assistant director: USA
Vic Smith	....	second assistant director
Candace Suerstedt	....	second assistant director: USA
Gareth Tandy	....	assistant director
David Tomblin	....	assistant director
David Tomblin	....	second unit director
Vincent Winter	....	assistant director
André De Toth	....	second unit director (uncredited)
Peter Duffell	....	second unit director (uncredited)
Gerry Gavigan	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Ted Ambrose	....	draughtsman
George Ball	....	property master
Bill Beavis	....	scenic artist
Ivor Beddoes	....	illustrator
Dennis Bosher	....	draughtsman
Reg Bream	....	draughtsman
Bill Brodie	....	supervising art director: Canada and New Mexico
Roy Carnon	....	illustrator
Jack Carter	....	construction manager
Alan Cassie	....	draughtsman
John Chisholm	....	prop man
Larry Cleary	....	construction manager
Steve Cooper	....	set designer
Roy Evans	....	assistant construction manager
Maurice Fowler	....	supervising art director: England and New York
Eddie Francis	....	props
Norman Hart	....	decor & lettering artist
Reg Hill	....	illustrator
Stan Jolley	....	art director: USA
Harry Kersey	....	construction manager: USA
John Lanzer	....	production buyer
Herman Lowers	....	construction manager: USA
Peter Palmer	....	production buyer
Michael Redding	....	model construction manager
Tony Rimmington	....	draughtsman
Gene Rudolf	....	art director: USA
Danny Skundric	....	property master
Ernest Smith	....	scenic artist
Janet Stevens	....	modeller (as Jan Stevens)
Paul Vale	....	painter (as Wiggy Fruntwick)
Peter Voysey	....	modeller
Frederic C. Weiler	....	set decorator: USA (as Fred Weiler)
Gari Bacon	....	props (uncredited)
Mick Chubbock	....	plasterer (uncredited)
Peter Fern	....	construction engineer (uncredited)
Robert Jackson	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Paul James	....	plasterer (uncredited)
Peter Mann	....	construction carpenter (uncredited)
Tony Musk	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Italo Tomassi	....	set designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bob Beher	....	foley supervisor: 2000 restoration
Max Bell	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Brian Best	....	sound editor (2000 restoration) (as Brian T. Best)
Norman Bolland	....	sound mixer
Pat Brennan	....	assistant dubbing editor (as Patrick Brennan)
Geoff R. Brown	....	assistant dubbing editor (as Geoff Brown)
Lance Brown	....	sound editor: 2000 restoration
William Cawley	....	assistant sound editor (2000 restoration) (as Bill Cawley)
Roy Charman	....	sound mixer
Bradley Clouse	....	first assistant sound editor: 2000 restoration
Charles Deenen	....	sound designer: 2000 restoration
Des Edwards	....	assistant sound mixer
John Michael Fanaris	....	sound effects coordinator: 2000 restoration
Stan Fiferman	....	sound editor: footsteps and effects
David L. Fisher	....	assistant dubbing editor (as David Fisher)
J. Aloysius Flanagan III	....	assistant sound editor: 2000 restoration
John Foster	....	sound editor: footsteps and effects
Pat Foster	....	dialogue editor
Tim Gedemer	....	sound design: 2000 restoration
Leonard Green	....	assistant dubbing editor
Chris Greenham	....	supervising sound editor
Graham V. Hartstone	....	assistant dubbing mixer (as Graham Hartstone)
Mike Hopkins	....	dialogue editor (as Michael Hopkins)
Chris Large	....	sound mixer: Canada
Nicolas Le Messurier	....	assistant dubbing mixer (as Nicholas Le Messurier)
Daniel J. Leahy	....	sound re-recording mixer (2000 restoration) (as Daniel Leahy)
Steve Mann	....	sound editor: 2000 restoration
Brian Marshall	....	sound mixer
Gordon K. McCallum	....	sound mixer
Gordon K. McCallum	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kathy McCart	....	digital playback: 2000 restoration
Anthony Milch	....	sound editor (2000 restoration) (as Anthony R. Milch)
Jay Nierenberg	....	supervising sound editor (2000 Restoration)
Tony Orton	....	assistant dubbing editor
Keith Pamplin	....	assistant sound mixer
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer: 2000 restoration
Peter Pennell	....	sound effects editor
Richard Raguse	....	sound mixer: USA (as Dick Ragusa)
George Rice	....	assistant sound mixer
Gary Ritchie	....	digital playback: 2000 restoration
Terry Rodman	....	sound editor: 2000 restoration
Charles Schmitz	....	sound mixer: USA
Jupiter Sen	....	assistant dubbing editor
Otto Snel	....	assistant dubbing mixer
Roland N. Thai	....	sound editor: 2000 restoration
Mike Tucker	....	boom operator
Tim Walston	....	sound designer: 2000 restoration
Bernard Weiser	....	supervising sound editor: special edition re-release
Peter Desbois	....	sound playback operator (uncredited)
Chris Gurney	....	boom operator: day-play (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Peter Biggs	....	special effects technician
Derek Botell	....	flying effects
Ron Burton	....	special effects technician
Colin Chilvers	....	creative supervisor & director of special effects
Michael Dunleavy	....	special effects technician
Joe Fitt	....	special effects technician
Dominic Fulford	....	flying unit coordinator
Rodney Fuller	....	special effects technician
Robert Harman	....	flying effects (as Bob Harman)
Jimmy Harris	....	special effects technician
Norman Kerss	....	special effects technician
Robert MacDonald	....	special effects: New Mexico (as Bob MacDonald)
Robert Nugent	....	special effects technician (as Bob Nugent)
Peter Pickering	....	special effects technician
Frank Richardson	....	special effects technician
John Richardson	....	special effects: Canada and New York
Terry Schubert	....	special effects technician
Roy Spencer	....	special effects technician
Brian Warner	....	special effects technician
Lawrie Ayres	....	special effects crew (uncredited)
Peter Clarson	....	gaffer: special effects, UK (uncredited)
Neil Corbould	....	special effects runner (uncredited)
Michael Dawson	....	flying unit assistant (uncredited)
John Inglis	....	flying unit assistant special effects supervisor (uncredited)
Bob Keen	....	model maker (uncredited)
Robert Schofield	....	wire effects (uncredited)
John Thomas	....	special effects (uncredited)
Michael White	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Darrell A. Anderson	....	additional model photography: USA (as Darrell Anderson)
James Aspinall	....	zoptic operator
Bob Bailin	....	process plate photography: New York
Dennis Bartlett	....	travelling matte supervisor
Les Bowie	....	creative supervisor of mattes & composites
Michael Campbell	....	visual coordinator
Ray Caple	....	matte artist
Denys N. Coop	....	creative director of process photography (as Denys Coop)
Chris Crowell	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio (2000 restoration)
Ken Dackermann	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio (2000 restoration)
Leslie Dear	....	additional model photography
Mike Drew	....	zoptic operator
Tony Dunsterville	....	model maker
Sheldon Elbourne	....	title & special optical sequences photographer
Doug Ferris	....	matte artist
Roy Field	....	creative supervisor of optical visual effects
Cyril Forster	....	model maker
Mark Freund	....	visual effects supervisor: Pacific Title & Art Studio (2000 restoration)
George Gervan	....	digital roto artist: Pacific Title & Art Studio (2000 restoration)
Richard Gervan	....	digital roto artist: Pacific Title & Art Studio (2000 restoration)
George Gibbs	....	additional model effects
Martin Hall	....	digital paint artist: Pacific Title & Art Studio (2000 restoration)
Peter Hammond	....	matte camera operator
Peter Harman	....	matte camera operator
Maureen Healy	....	digital paint artist: Pacific Title & Art Studio (2000 restoration)
Veronica Hernandez	....	digital paint artist: Pacific Title & Art Studio (2000 restoration)
Heather Hoyland	....	lead digital compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio (2000 restoration)
Andrew Kelly	....	model maker
Bob Kindred	....	additional model photography
Tad Krzanowski	....	model maker (as Tadeusz Krzanowski)
David Lane	....	visual coordinator
Liz Lettman	....	assistant matte artist
Jeff Luff	....	model maker
Darin McCormick-Millett	....	digital producer (2000 restoration)
Derek Meddings	....	model effects director & creator
Sean Morris	....	optical sequences
Harry Oakes	....	additional model photography
Roy Pace	....	title & special optical sequences photographer
Peter Parks	....	optical sequences
Zoran Perisic	....	zoptic special effects
Terry Reed	....	model maker
Denis Rich	....	special visual effects designer
Cervin Robinson	....	process stills: New York
Martin Shortall	....	optical liaison (as Martin Shorthall)
Brian Smithies	....	additional model effects
David Speed	....	zoptic operator
Charles Staffell	....	process systems
Lynn Tigar	....	digital paint artist: Pacific Title & Art Studio (2000 restoration)
Wally Veevers	....	flying systems & process projection
Ernest Walter	....	visual coordinator
Peter Watson	....	supervising editor of optical & special effects
Paul Wilson	....	model photography
Russ Woolnough	....	assistant editor of optical & special effects (as Russell Woolnough)
Andy Aitken	....	model maker (uncredited)
Keith Holland	....	visual effects camera operator (uncredited)
John Inglis	....	visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Gary Pearlman	....	titles & optical effects (uncredited)
Philip Sharpe	....	model maker (uncredited)

Stunts
Vic Armstrong	....	stunt coordinator
Richard E. Butler	....	additional stunts: Canada (as Dick Butler)
George Lane Cooper	....	additional stunts (as George Cooper)
Stuart Fell	....	additional stunts
Richard Hackman	....	additional stunts: Canada
Alf Joint	....	stunt coordinator
Wendy Leech	....	additional stunts
Alex Stevens	....	stunt coordinator: New York
Bill Weston	....	additional stunts
Paul Weston	....	additional stunts
Vic Armstrong	....	stunt double: Christopher Reeve (uncredited)
Marc Boyle	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ellen Bry	....	stunts (uncredited)
Cyd Child	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tim Condren	....	stunts (uncredited)
Sue Crosland	....	stunts (uncredited)
Billy Dean	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jim Dowdall	....	stunts (uncredited)
George Fisher	....	stunts (uncredited)
John Gallant	....	stunts (uncredited)
Romo Gorrara	....	stunts (uncredited)
Martin Grace	....	stunts (uncredited)
Reg Harding	....	stunts (uncredited)
Terry Hill	....	stunts (uncredited)
Nick Hobbs	....	stunts (uncredited)
Billy Horrigan	....	stunts (uncredited)
Arthur Howell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Alf Joint	....	stunts (uncredited)
George Leech	....	stunts: Man in burglar's office (uncredited)
Wendy Leech	....	stunt double: Margot Kidder (uncredited)
Scott Leva	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mark McBride	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bronco McLoughlin	....	stunts (uncredited)
Peter Munt	....	stunts (uncredited)
Peter Pocock	....	stunts (uncredited)
Greg Powell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Nosher Powell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Doug Robinson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Kiran Shah	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tony Smart	....	stunts (uncredited)
Roy Street	....	stunts (uncredited)
Rocky Taylor	....	stunts (uncredited)
Johan Thorén	....	stunts (uncredited)
Terry Walsh	....	stunts (uncredited)
Malcolm Weaver	....	stunts (uncredited)
Chris Webb	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Allwork	....	aerial photographer
Howard A. Anderson III	....	camera operator: USA (as Howard Anderson III)
Ronald Anscombe	....	assistant camera
Jack Atcheler	....	additional photographer
Lou Barlia	....	camera operator: USA
Bert Bosher	....	electrician: Pinewood
John Campbell	....	assistant camera
Mike Chevalier	....	camera operator: USA (as Michael Chevalier)
Ken Coles	....	camera operator
Robert E. Collins	....	additional photographer: New Mexico
James A. Contner	....	camera operator: USA (as Jim Contner)
Trevor Coop	....	assistant camera
Jack Courtland	....	camera operator: USA
John Deaton	....	assistant camera
James Devis	....	camera operator (as Jimmy Devis)
Ray Evans	....	electrician: Lee Electric
Roy Ford	....	camera operator
Mike Fox	....	camera operator: co-first unit
Alan Gatward	....	assistant camera
Ginger Gemmel	....	camera operator
Maurice Gillett	....	chief electrician: Lee Electric
Geoff Glover	....	camera operator
Ron Goodman	....	camera operator: Wesscam photography (as Ronald Goodman)
John Harris	....	camera operator
Gordon Hayman	....	camera operator
Brian King	....	video operator
David Lenham	....	assistant camera
Jack Lowen	....	camera operator
Douglas Luke	....	still photographer
Peter MacDonald	....	camera operator
Domenic Mastrippolito	....	assistant camera: USA
John May	....	electrician: Pinewood
Stan McClain	....	assistant camera: second unit and aerial USA
Ray Meehan	....	electrician: Lee Electric
John Morgan	....	camera operator
Reginald H. Morris	....	additional photographer: Alberta (as Reginald Morris)
Sol Negrin	....	additional photographer: New York
Rod Parkhurst	....	camera operator: Canada
Bob Penn	....	still photographer
George Pink	....	camera operator
Ronnie Fox Rogers	....	camera operator
Thom Ryan	....	assistant camera: Canada (as Tom Ryan)
Nick Schlesinger	....	assistant camera
Jonathan Taylor	....	assistant camera
Jack Thetford	....	electrician: Pinewood
Alex Thomson	....	additional photographer
John Tythe	....	chief electrician: Pinewood
Peter Versey	....	assistant camera
Chris Warren	....	video operator
Freddie Webster	....	electrician: Pinewood (as Fred Webster)
Micky Wilson	....	best boy
Harry Woodley	....	electrician: Pinewood
David Wynn-Jones	....	first assistant camera
Steve Barron	....	clapper loader (uncredited)
Dennis Borrow	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Bob Bridges	....	video assist operator (uncredited)
Tony Brown	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Wick Finch	....	electrician (uncredited)
Dave Friedman	....	still photographer: action unit (uncredited)
Michael Ginsburg	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Phillip Grosvenor	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Geoff Mulligan	....	aerial camera operator (uncredited)
John R. Shannon	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Owen Stephens	....	electrician: Lee Electric (uncredited)

Casting Department
Mary Selway	....	casting: English

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Betty Adamson	....	wardrobe supervisor & additional design
Elvira Angelinetta	....	wardrobe assistant
Austin Cooper	....	wardrobe assistant
Helen Gill	....	wardrobe assistant
Barbara Gillett	....	wardrobe assistant
Ruth Morley	....	additional costumes
Eddie Silva	....	wardrobe assistant
Janet Tebrooke	....	wardrobe assistant
Colin Wilson	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
George Akers	....	assistant editor
Elaine C. Andrianos	....	first assistant editor: special edition 2000
Olivier Assayas	....	editorial intern
David Beesley	....	assistant editor
Neil Farrell	....	assistant editor
Tim Jordan	....	assistant editor
Christopher Morris	....	assistant editor
Bob Mullen	....	first assistant editor
Mike Round	....	assistant editor
Gary Shepherd	....	assistant editor
Colin Wilson	....	assistant editor
Steve Pickard	....	assistant plate editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Robert Garrett	....	music editor: 2000 restoration
Robert Hathaway	....	music editor (as Bob Hathaway)
Arthur Morton	....	orchestrator
Ken Ross	....	assistant music editor
Herbert W. Spencer	....	orchestrator (as Herbert Spencer)
Eric Tomlinson	....	music mixer
Eric Tomlinson	....	music recordist
Angela Morley	....	additional orchestrator (uncredited)

Other crew
Patti Allen	....	production assistant: Canada
Diane Appleby	....	production assistant
Gordon Arnell	....	publicist
Trudie Balen	....	secretary to producer (as Trudy Balen)
Sally Ball	....	production assistant
Joy Bayley	....	production assistant
June Broom	....	publicity assistant
Patricia Carr	....	production assistant (as Pat Carr)
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot: New York
Chris Coles	....	location manager: New York
Jane Cox	....	special unit secretary
Rita Davison	....	additional continuity
Jane Dixie	....	special unit secretary
Michael J. Duthie	....	production coordinator (as Michael Duthie)
Sue Edwards	....	special unit secretary
Norman Enfield	....	additional script material
Jeanne Ferber	....	executive assistant to Richard Donner
Josie Fulford	....	additional continuity
Norma Garment	....	production assistant
Yves Gaumont	....	trainee assistant
Ann Green	....	production assistant
Liz Green	....	production assistant
Jean Hall	....	production assistant
Sue Hausner	....	secretary to the executive producer
Norma Hazelden	....	production assistant
Geoffrey Helman	....	production executive
Graham Henderson	....	assistant accountant
Katya Kolpaktchy	....	assistant continuity
Adeline Leonard Seakwood	....	production assistant: USA (as Adeline Leonard)
Richard Liebegott	....	production assistant: USA (as Dick Liebegott)
Tom Mankiewicz	....	creative consultant
Angela Martelli	....	additional continuity
Doris Martin	....	continuity
Jennie McClean	....	special unit secretary
Maria Monreal	....	executive assistant to producers
Douglas Noakes	....	production accountant
Betsy Norton	....	continuity: USA
Pat O'Reilly	....	publicity assistant
Kay Rawlings	....	continuity
Denis Rich	....	title designer: main titles
Waldo Roeg	....	trainee assistant
Armand Rubin	....	sales consultant
Bill Rudgard	....	trainee assistant
Alexander Salkind	....	presenter
Elaine Schreyeck	....	continuity supervisor
Jeannie Stone	....	production assistant
Paul Storey	....	trainee assistant
Marc Wolff	....	helicopter pilot: New Mexico
Stanley Bielecki	....	publicity and marketing (uncredited)
David Prowse	....	physical trainer: Christopher Reeve (uncredited)

Thanks
John Bodimeade	....	in memory of
Terry Hill	....	in memory of
Geoffrey Unsworth	....	dedicated with love and respect to (as Geoffrey Unsworth O.B.E.)

Production Companies

• Alexander Salkind (presents)
• Dovemead Films
• Film Export A.G.
• International Film Production

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1978) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia-EMI-Warner (1978) (UK) (theatrical)
• Adams Filmi (1979) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Hafbo (1979) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner-Columbia Filmverleih (1979) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner-Columbia (1979) (Austria) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1981) (USA) (TV)
• Argentina Video Home (1986) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1986) (USA) (VHS)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1986) (2000) (2004) (2005) (Finland) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (1991) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2000) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (UK) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (USA) (VHS) (special edition)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Creative Design (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (DVD) (special edition)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Canada) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (4-disc special edition)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Espoon OVC Videovision (????) (Finland) (video)
• Future Film (2001) (Finland) (DVD)
• Master Video (????) (Finland) (video)
• Nickes Sound City (????) (Finland) (video)
• Obshchestvennoye Rossijskoye Televideniye (ORT) Video (19??) (Russia) (VHS)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland Oy (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (1994) (Finland) (TV)

Other Companies

• Camera Effects  titles and special optical sequences
• Howard Anderson Company, The  special sequences (as Howard A. Anderson Co.)
• Continental Camera Systems  special sequences
• Oxford Scientific Films  optical sequences
• National Screen Service  contribution: optical sequences (as National Screen Services Ltd.)
• Gillie Potter Productions Ltd.  contribution: optical sequences
• Delecluse Realisations  contribution: optical sequences
• Cinema Research  contribution: optical sequences (as Cinema Research Corporation)
• Van der Veer Photo Effects  contribution: optical sequences
• Rank Post Productions Ltd.  contribution: optical sequences
• Cinefex Ltd.  contribution: optical sequences
• Vee Films  contribution: optical sequences
• General Screen Enterprises  contribution: optical sequences
• Anvil Studios  music mixed and recorded at
• London Symphony Orchestra, The (LSO)  music played by
• Pinewood Studios  sound mixed and re-recorded at
• Steve Frankfurt Communications  main title credits by
• R/Greenberg Associates  main title credits by
• Wesscam Camera Systems (Europe)  aerial camera sequences (as Wesscam)
• TVC Laboratories  chemtone sequences by (as TVC Laboratory Inc.)
• Samuelson Film Service  camera equipment supplied by
• Lee Lighting  lighting equipment by (as Lee Electric {Lighting} Ltd.)
• Berman's and Nathan's  costumes by (as Bermans & Nathans Ltd.)
• Barneys  Clark Kent's wardrobe furnished by
• Cartier  jewellery by
• J.V.C.  TV and audio by
• General Mills  Cheerios by
• Timex  watches by
• Mayor's Office for Motion Pictures & Television  the producers wish to thank (as The Mayor's Office for Motion Pictures & Television, New York)
• New Mexico Film Commission  the producers wish to thank
• Alberta Government Film Industry Development Board  the producers wish to thank
• Canadian Pacific Railway  the producers wish to thank (as Canadian Pacific Railways)
• National Satellite Visual Survey Space Council for Space Photography  the producers wish to thank
• DC Comics  based upon the character "Superman" appearing in comics and magazines published by
• Atari  sponsoring (television airing)
• Flying Pictures  helicopter pilot provided by (uncredited)
• NovaStar Digital  dialogue restoration (2000 restoration) (as Novastar Digital Sound Services)
• Pacific Title Digital  digital compositing and restoration (2000 restoration)

Also Known As:

"Superman: The Movie" - International (English title) (promotional title), USA (promotional title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for peril, some mild sensuality and language (original rating) (Approved No. 25403)

Runtime:

143 min | USA:127 min (1980 video release) | USA:151 min (2000 restoration)

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints) | Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Brazil:Livre | New Zealand:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Norway:11 | Norway:12 (1978) | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG (original rating) (Approved No. 25403) | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Alexander Salkind

Trivia:

In addition to playing Clark Kent and Superman, Christopher Reeve also supplied the voice of the Metropolis air traffic controller. He is heard on the radio just before the helicopter crash, and during the Air Force One scene.

Goofs:

Factual errors: At end of movie when Lois is trying to start her car,the engine turns over easy enough, but obviously the car is out of gas as indicated by the gas gage. She then rolls down her window to talk to Superman and Superman says, "Don't bother I think it's dead", and Lois replies with "It sure is dead". The car was only out of gas - the battery was actually fine.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Boy:In the decade of the 1930s, even the great city of Metropolis was not spared the ravages of the worldwide depression. In times of fear and confusion, the job of informing the public was the responsibility of the Daily Planet, a great metropolitan newspaper whose reputation for clarity and truth had become the symbol for hope in the city of Metropolis...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Rapture (1980)

Soundtrack:

Only You

Christopher Reeve Will Be Missed

I thought I would pay tribute to one of Christopher's Reeve's best role ever; and that role is Superman. As many comic book fans follow, the film tells the story of Clark Kent who was born on Krypton and was transported into Earth after the planet exploded and loses his real family. As a new family finds him in the field going home, the couple take Clark as their own son and raise him. What the couple know about Clark is that he has a gift to do things twice as fast than any other ordinary human being; but as time goes by, Clark loses his father of a stroke and decides to take a life of his own as he works for the Metropoltian Newspaper, he meets Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) and he has a crush on her, even saving the woman from being killed. Just like any comic book movie, there is always a villain; with Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor in a campy role along with Ned Beatty as Otis, the sycophant with no sense, these two plan to destroy the world with nuclear weapons. Christopher Reeve doesn't get into the Superman Costume until 45 minutes into the film in which he saves Lois in one scene, busts bad guys and becomes and icon to the public. Superman is the finest comic book movie, and I only wish Christopher Reeve's family the best.