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Blu-ray

Superman : the movie

Call Number

  • BLU-RAY ACTION (CEN)

Edition

Blu-ray version ; Special edition.

Languages

In English, French or Spanish, with optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford, Trevor Howard, Margot Kidder, Valerie Perrine, Maria Schell, Terence Stamp, Phyllis Thaxter, Susannah York, Jack O'Halloran.

Publication Information

[Burbank, California] : Warner Bros. Entertainment, [2017]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (151 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: PG; peril, some mild sensuality and language.

Summary

The planet Krypton is doomed and Jor-El sends his infant son to refuge on a distant planet where he develops superhuman powers that he must hide from the mortals around him.

Notes

Superman created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1978.

Special features: Commentary by director Richard Donner and creative consultant Tom Mankiewicz ; 3 documentaries: Taking flight: the development of Superman, Making Superman: filming the legend, and The magic behind the cape ; screen tests ; restored scenes ; additional scenes ; additional music cues ; music-only track.

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