Superman (1978)

Movie Details

Original Title Superman

Original Language EN

Budget $55,000,000

Revenue $300,478,449

Status Released

Popularity 12.9

Cast

Christopher Reeve

Clark Kent / Superman

Popularity: 1.2

Margot Kidder

Lois Lane

Popularity: 3.7

Gene Hackman

Lex Luthor

Popularity: 1.8

Marlon Brando

Jor-El

Popularity: 7.7

Ned Beatty

Otis

Popularity: 11.5

Jackie Cooper

Perry White

Popularity: 2.2

Glenn Ford

Pa Kent

Popularity: 1.4

Trevor Howard

1st Elder

Popularity: 2.3

Jack O'Halloran

Non

Popularity: 0.6

Valerie Perrine

Eve Teschmacher

Popularity: 0.8

Maria Schell

Vond-Ah

Popularity: 9.8

Terence Stamp

General Zod

Popularity: 1.3

Key Crew

Screenplay Leslie Newman, Robert Benton, Mario Puzo

Executive Producer Ilya Salkind

Director Richard Donner

Producer Pierre Spengler

Editor Michael Ellis, Stuart Baird

Writer Tom Mankiewicz

Production

Dovemead Films

Alexander and Ilya Salkind Productions

International Film Production

Videos & Trailers

Superman Takes Lois Lane for a Flight

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Superman Turns Back Time to Save Lois Lane | Superman (1978) | TCM

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Faster Than A Speeding Bullet

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Superman Confronts Lex Luthor

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DC Super Scenes: Catching Criminals in Metropolis

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DC Super Scenes: The Daily Planet Investigates Superman

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Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 9/10

Apr 13, 2020

Man of Steel - Film Full of Love The planet Krypton is doomed, all life there is soon to be over. Jor-El, knowing that the planet Earth has the same atmosphere, rockets his baby son there post haste. On Earth, the infant grows up to find that he has super human powers that must be hidden from the ... Read more

Wuchak 10/10

May 11, 2021

_**"Miss Teschmacher!"**_ I didn't catch "Superman" (1978) until over 25 years after its release. It's a great superhero flick with a lot of wit, well worthy of its reputation. Although a couple of things are understandably dated, like the flying sequences and Clark Kent's glasses (which are so B ... Read more

Almando 10/10

Dec 27, 2022

This movie will stand to the End of Time. This film is an absolute Masterpiece. The Writers & Director knew what they were doing. Christopher Reeve is a Powerhouse. He portrayed this Character So Well! He played Clark Kent & Superman as 2 Different Characters while being the Same Person. Margot Kidd ... Read more