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Synopsis

Unable to convince the ruling council of Krypton that their world will destroy itself soon, scientist Jor-El takes drastic measures to preserve the Kryptonian race: He sends his infant son Kal-El to Earth. There, gaining great powers under Earth’s yellow sun, he will become a champion of truth and justice. Raised by the Kents, an elderly farm couple, Clark Kent learns that his abilities must be used for good. The adult Clark travels to Metropolis, where he becomes a mild-mannered reporter for the Daily Planet…and a caped wonder whose amazing feats stun the city: Superman! Meanwhile, Lex Luthor, the world’s greatest criminal mind, is plotting the greatest real estate swindle of all time. Can’t even the Man of Steel stop this nefarious scheme? —IMDb

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Richard Donner

Working briefly as an actor in the late 1950s, American director Richard Donner first wielded the megaphone for a group of TV commercials, then graduated to the weekly western Wanted: Dead or Alive. Some of Donner’s best early work was concentrated on the fantasy anthology Twilight Zone, including the imperishable 1963 episode “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet.” Donner also worked for Hanna-Barbera, directing several episodes of “Danger Island”, a component of the 1968 kid’s series The Banana Splits; there was, however, very little that was “kiddie” about “Mystery Island,” a hallucinatory symphony of hand-held camerawork. A film director since 1961 Donner turned to movie work full time with 1968’s Salt and Pepper. The Omen (1976), a demonic-possession opus, was Donner’s first major moneymaker, leading to his directing assignment on the first Superman film in 1978. Superman was popular enough to inspire three sequels, the first of which contained so much uncredited Donner-directed footage that… read more

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Tigrane

30Apr12

Is it me or nothing happens in this movie?

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Sean

1Apr12

Christopher Reeves IS Superman and one heck of a great Clark Kent too, John Williams score gives me goosebumps, it's so classic. The movie itself is probably one of the best comic book movies ever, Gene Hackman is great as Lex Luthor but unfortunately Margot Kidder was the wrong choice for Lois Lane, I don't know what they were thinking.

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Xesus Duarte Sith Patiño

26Dec11

Classic, Christopher Reeves is Superman!

MarcH

1Nov11

I am still in love with Christopher Reeve's Superman...my first boyhood crush.

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