Richard Donner's big-budget blockbuster Superman: The Movie is an immensely entertaining recounting of the origin of the famous comic book character. Opening on Krypton (where Marlon Brando plays Superman's father), the film follows the Man of Steel (Christopher Reeve) as he's sent to Earth where he develops his alter-ego Clark Kent and is raised by a Midwestern family. In no time, the movie has run through his teenage years, and Clark gets a job at the Daily Planet, where he is a news reporter. It's there that he falls in love with Lois Lane (Margot Kidder), who is already in love with Superman. But the love story is quickly sidetracked once the villainous Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) launches a diabolical plan to conquer the world and kill Superman. Superman: The Movie is filled with action, special effects and a surprising amount of humor. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
- Genre: Action/Adventure
- Category Master Criminal Films, Superhero Film
- Theme: Assumed Identities, Heroic Mission, Righting the Wronged
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- Language: English, French
- Subtitle Language: Spanish, English, French
- Format: DVD
- Release Date: November 28, 2006
- Lead Actor: Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Ned Beatty
- Supporting Actor: Rex Everhart, Ray Hassett, Norman Warwick, Michael Ensign, Lawrence Trimble, Larry Hagman, John Cording, David Neal, Colin Skeaping, Alan Tilvern, Antony Scott, Bo Rucker, Brian Protheroe, Chuck Julian, David Baxt, David Yorston, Graham McPherson, John Cassady, Kirk Alyn, Lise Hilboldt, Norwich Duff, Phil Brown, Randy Jurgensen, Ray Evans, Robert Henderson, Weston Gavin, Vass Anderson, William Russell, Roy Stevens, Robert Dahdah, Larry Lamb, John Ratzenberger, Jayne Tottman, Diane Sherry, David Calder, Burnell Tucker, Billy Mitchell, Robert MacLeod, Aaron Smolinski, Lee Quigley, Harry Andrews, Sarah Douglas, Marc McClure, Jeff East, Susannah York, Terence Stamp, Maria Schell, Valerie Perrine, Jack O'Halloran, Trevor Howard, Glenn Ford, Jackie Cooper, John Stuart, Phyllis Thaxter, Matt Russo, Noel Neill, Penelope Lee, Rex Reed, Robert Whelan, John Hollis, Vincent Marzello, Stephen Kahan, Robert O'Neill, Bill Bailey, Paul Tuerpé
- Director: Richard Donner
awards
- Awards: Academy Awards (1)
- Winner: Academy Awards, Special Achievement, 1978, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings, Zoran Perisic, Les Bowie
- Nominations: Academy Awards (3), Golden Globe Awards (1)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards, Best Original Score, 1978, John Williams
- Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Original Score, 1978, John Williams
- Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Sound, 1978, Gordon K. McCallum, Roy Charman, Nicolas Le Messurier, Graham Hartstone
- Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Editing, 1978, Stuart Baird
