You'll believe a man can fly.
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
Superman (1978) is a science fiction, action and adventure film directed by Richard Donner, released on December 14, 1978 with a runtime of 2h 24m. It stars Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman and Marlon Brando. Viewers rate it 7.2 out of 10 across 4,405 ratings.
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Christopher Reeve
as Superman / Clark Kent
Margot Kidder
as Lois Lane
Gene Hackman
as Lex Luthor
Marlon Brando
as Jor-El
Ned Beatty
as Otis
Jackie Cooper
as Perry White
Glenn Ford
as Pa Kent
Trevor Howard
as 1st Elder
Jack O'Halloran
as Non
Valerie Perrine
as Eve Teschmacher
Maria Schell
as Vond-Ah
Terence Stamp
as General Zod
Directed by Richard Donner, written by Robert Benton, Mario Puzo and David Newman, produced by Pierre Spengler.
Average viewer score of 7.2/10 from 4,405 ratings.
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 ordinary Earthlings, he hides away as mild mannered reporter Clark Kent and transforms into Superman whenever evil and…
Reviewed on April 13, 2020
_**"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 BAD they're laughable), the movie definitely stands the test of time despite being shot in 1977. "Superman" may be a…
Reviewed on May 11, 2021
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 Kidder was Fantastic as Lois Lane. Gene Hackman and Valerie Perrine were Great as Lex Luthor & Eve Teschmacher. The Entire…
Reviewed on December 27, 2022
John Williams' epic overture is used to good effect to help illustrate the pretty stellar cast (Christoph Reeve gets only third billing) as this story opens with us on the icebound planet of "Krypton" where "Jor-El" (Marlon Brando) is encouraging his high council members to pass sentence on the treacherous "Gen. Zod" (Terence Stamp) and his co-conspirators. This all seems somewhat pointless as we soon discover that…
Reviewed on April 13, 2023
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The main cast of Superman (1978) includes Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando and Ned Beatty. The film was directed by Richard Donner. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Superman was released on December 14, 1978 and runs for 2h 24m.
Superman (1978) holds an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from 4,405 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy science fiction, action and adventure films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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