Superman [videorecording] released by Warner Bros. ; [presented by] Alexander Salkind ; [an Alexander and Ilya Salkind production] ; story by Mario Puzo ; screenplay by Mario Puzo ... [et al.] ; produced by Pierre Spengler ; directed by Richard Donner.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 1419823957
- ISBN: 1419835297
- ISBN: 9781419823954
- ISBN: 9781419835292
- Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (143 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Widescreen; Special edition
- Publisher: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2006]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Discs 3 and 4 are standard version, not rated, and not closed-captioned. Originally released as a motion picture in 1978; expanded edition originally released as a motion picture in 2000. Some credits from container; series from box. 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." Superman and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics. Superman created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1. Original 1978 theatrical version (143 min.) -- disc 2. 2000 expanded edition (151 min.) -- discs 3-4. The Superman archive: special features. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Photography, Geoffrey Unsworth ; editor, Stuart Baird ; music, John Williams ; production designer, John Barry. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | 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. |
| Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: PG; peril, some mild sensuality and language. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, widescreen (letterbox, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital stereo., surround, dual-layer. |
| Language Note: | English or dubbed French dialogue, English, French, Spanish or Portuguese (2000 ed. only) subtitles; closed-captioned. |
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| Subject: | Good and evil > Drama. Heroes > Drama. Superman (Fictitious character) > Drama. Bien y mal > Teatro. Heroes > Teatro. Superman (Personaje literario) > Teatro. |
| Genre: | Action and adventure films. Adventure films. Fantasy films. Fantasy films. Feature films. Feature films. Superhero films. Superhero films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
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