The movie that makes a legend come to life. The planet Krypton is doomed. Only one man, Jor-El, knows it and rockets his infant son to refuge on a distant world called Earth. As Jor-El´s son grows to manhood, he learns that he possesses super-powers he must hide from ordinary mortals around him. It takes a big movie to contain the considerable talents of Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Jackie Cooper, Glen Ford, Margot Kidder, Valerie Perrine and at its heart, the most human portrayal of the Man of Steel, Christopher Reeve.
Directed by
Richard Donner
Written by
Jerry Siegel (creator: Superman) & Joe Shuster (creator: Superman) Mario Puzo (story) Mario Puzo (screenplay) and David Newman (screenplay) and Leslie Newman (screenplay) & Robert Benton (screenplay) Tom Mankiewicz (uncredited).
Starring
Marlon Brando (Jor-El); Gene Hackman (Lex Luthor); Christopher Reeve (Superman / Clark Kent); Ned Beatty (Otis); Jackie Cooper (Perry White); Glenn Ford (Jonathan Kent); Trevor Howard (1st Elder); Margot Kidder (Lois Lane); Jack O'Halloran (Non); Valerie Perrine (Eve Teschmacher); Maria Schell (Vond-Ah); Terence Stamp (General Zod); Phyllis Thaxter (Martha Kent); Susannah York (Lara); Jeff East (Young Clark Kent). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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