| Uniform Title |
Superman (Motion picture : 1978) |
| Title |
Superman : the movie. |
| Edition |
One-disc widescreen edition. |
| Published |
Neutral Bay, NSW : Distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment Australia, ©2009. |
| ©1978 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (137 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Warner Bros. Entertainment : Y26517. |
| Originally produced as a motion picture in 1978. |
| Based on the DC Comics character of the same name, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. |
| International co-production between the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Panama, and the United States. |
| Special features: New on DVD: Original 1978 theatrical movie with soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1 ; Commentary by producer Pierre Spengler and executive producer Ilya Salkind ; Theatrical trailers ; TV spot. |
| Credits |
Directed by Richard Donner ; produced by Pierre Spengler. |
| Performers |
Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder. |
| Summary |
An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 / 2.0 / 1.0 mono ; Region 4 ; Widescreen 16:9, Letterbox 2.35:1. |
| Language note |
In English, German. Subtitles in English, German, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish, German for the hearing impaired. [CC] English Captions: (Descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired). |
| Subjects |
Superman (Fictitious character) Drama |
| Extraterrestrial beings -- Drama |
| Superheroes -- Drama |
| Supervillains -- Drama |
| Good and evil -- Drama |
| Genre |
Superhero films |
| Action and adventure films |
| Science fiction films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Donner, Richard director. |
| Spengler, Pierre, 1947- producer. |
| Reeve, Christopher, 1952-2004 actor. |
| Brando, Marlon actor. |
| Hackman, Gene actor. |
| Kidder, Margot actor. |
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