| Edition |
Four-disc special edition, widescreen version. |
| Description |
4 videodiscs (143 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
The Christopher Reeve Superman collection |
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Christopher Reeve Superman collection.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (letterbox, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital stereo., surround, dual-layer. |
| Note |
Some credits from container; series from box. |
| Cast |
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, Jeff East, Marc McClure, Sarah Douglas, Harry Andrews. |
| Credits |
Photography, Geoffrey Unsworth ; editor, Stuart Baird ; music, John Williams ; production designer, John Barry. |
| Note |
Superman created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster. |
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Superman and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1978; expanded edition originally released as a motion picture in 2000. |
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Discs 3 and 4 are standard version, not rated, and not closed-captioned. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG; peril, some mild sensuality and language. |
| 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. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Original 1978 theatrical version (143 min.) -- disc 2. 2000 expanded edition (151 min.) -- discs 3-4. The Superman archive: special features. |
| Note |
Special features: Disc 1: Commentary by producer Pierre Spengler and executive producer Ilya Salkind; theatrical trailers; TV spot ; Disc 2: Commentary by director Richard Donner and creative consultant Tom Mankiewicz; music-only audio track ; Disc 3: 3 documentaries: Taking flight : the development of Superman, Making Superman : filming the legend and The magic behind the cape; restored scenes; screen tests; audio-only bonus: additional music cues ; Disc 4: Vintage TV special The making of Superman : the movie; 1951 movie Superman and the Mole-men, starring George Reeves; nine 1940s Fleischer Studios Superman cartoons mastered from superior vault elements: Oscar nominee "Superman," "The mechanical monsters," "Billion dollar limited," "The arctic giant," "The bulleteers," "The magnetic telescope," "Electric earthquake," "Volcano" and "Terror on the midway." |
| Language |
English or dubbed French dialogue with optional English, French, Spanish or Portuguese (2000 ed. only) subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Superman (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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Heroes -- Drama.
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Good and evil -- Drama.
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Women heroes -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Superhero films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Fantasy films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Salkind, Alexander, 1922-1997.
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Donner, Richard.
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Salkind, Ilya, 1947-
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Puzo, Mario, 1920-1999.
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Spengler, Pierre, 1947-
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Brando, Marlon.
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Hackman, Gene.
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Reeve, Christopher, 1952-2004.
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Beatty, Ned.
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Cooper, Jackie, 1922-2011.
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Ford, Glenn, 1916-2006.
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Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988.
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Kidder, Margot.
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O'Halloran, Jack, 1943-
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Perrine, Valerie.
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Schell, Maria, 1926-2005.
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Stamp, Terence.
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Thaxter, Phyllis, 1919-2012.
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York, Susannah.
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Unsworth, Geoffrey, 1914-1978.
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Baird, Stuart.
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Williams, John, 1932-
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Siegel, Jerry, 1914-1996.
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Shuster, Joe, 1914-1992.
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East, Jeff.
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McClure, Marc, 1957-
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Douglas, Sarah, 1952-
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Andrews, Harry, 1911-1989.
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Mankiewicz, Tom.
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Reeves, George, 1914-1959.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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DC Comics, Inc.
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Fleischer Studios Inc.
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| Note |
Disc label title: Superman, the movie |
| Added Title |
The Superman archive.
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Superman and the Mole-men.
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| ISBN |
1419823957 |
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9781419823954 |
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1419835297 box |
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9781419835292 box |
| Standard No. |
012569753419 |
| Music No. |
75341 Warner Home Video |
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112212-90-SW1 Warner Home Video |
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112212-90-SW2 Warner Home Video |
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