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Superman - The Movie (Special Edition) (Blu Ray) (1978)
Starring: Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman Director: Richard Donner Rating: PG
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Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, and Margot Kidder star in this enduring adventure spanning the Man of Steel's life, from his Krypton infancy and Midwest boyhood to his career as Daily Planet reporter Clark Kent, and through his titanic struggle with archnemesis Lex Luthor.
The Superman myth is well told, from his birth on the doomed planet Krypton to his childhood in a small Kansas town and beyond, in Richard Donner's blockbuster. After he comes of age, young Clark Kent, as his Earth parents have named him, learns the truth of his alien birth on a voyage of discovery to the Arctic. It is there that he learns--through a link to his long-dead birth parents--of his superhuman abilities and his responsibility to preserve and protect "truth, justice and the American Way." Once he adjusts to life in the big city, Metropolis, he discovers that hiding his superpowers as mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent (Christopher Reeve) isn't easy as he flirts with hard-nosed Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) and battles supervillain Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman). The film's all-star cast includes Jackie Cooper, Marlon Brando, Ned Beatty, Glenn Ford, Terence Stamp, and Valerie Perrine, among others, all camping it up wonderfully.
Features both the DVD debut of the 1978 theatrical version as well as the 2001 extended edition with commentary from director Richard Donner and Tom Mankiewicz, archival footage of additional scenes and screen tests.
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Starring:
Marlon Brando | Gene Hackman | Christopher Reeve | Ned Beatty | Jackie Cooper | Glenn Ford | Trevor Howard | Margot Kidder | ...more
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Directed By:
Richard Donner
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Genre:
Action/Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Superheroes
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DVD Release Date:
November 28, 2006
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Format: Region 1
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Rating:
PG
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Year:
1978
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Regional Coding:
This Title originates from North America
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Number of Discs:
1
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Subtitles:
English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
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Screen Ratio:
Anamorphic (16:9), Widescreen Edition - 2.35:1 (1080p)
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Running Time:
143 minutes
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Studio:
Warner Brothers
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UPC/Barcode Number:
085391131014
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Closed-Captioned: Yes
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Color: Yes
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- Original 1978 theatrical version with soundtrack in Dolby Digital 5.1
- Commentary by producer Pierre Spengler and executive producer Ilya Salkind
- Theatrical trailers
- TV spots
- 2000 expanded edition movie with commentary by director Richard Donner and creative consultant Tom Mankiewicz
- Music-only audio track
- Taking Flight: The Development of Superman
- Making Superman: Filming the Legend
- The Magic Behind the Cape
- Restored scenes
- Screen tests
- Audio-only bonus: additional music cues
- Vintage TV special The Making of Superman: The Movie
- 1951 Movie Superman and the Mole-Men, starring George Reeves
- Nine Fleischer Studios Superman cartoons mastered from superior vault elements
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