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Superman (1978)
Superman (1978)
DC
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Superman (1978)

Film

December 15, 1978 in theaters

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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.

Rating
PG
Runtime144 minutes
End CreditsNo

Cast

Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent / Superman

Christopher Reeve

Clark Kent / Superman

Margot Kidder as Lois Lane

Margot Kidder

Lois Lane

Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor

Gene Hackman

Lex Luthor

Marlon Brando as Jor-El

Marlon Brando

Jor-El

Ned Beatty as Otis

Ned Beatty

Otis

Jackie Cooper as Perry White

Jackie Cooper

Perry White

Glenn Ford as Pa Kent

Glenn Ford

Pa Kent

Trevor Howard as 1st Elder

Trevor Howard

1st Elder

Director

Richard Donner

Richard Donner

Director

THE VERDICT

Synthesized from published reviews

Richard Donner's Superman is the film that established the template for all serious superhero cinema that followed — the proposition that a character rooted in earnest virtue and physical impossibility could be made believable through conviction in both performance and craft. Christopher Reeve's Clark Kent and Superman are two fully inhabited performances that share a body without ever collapsing into each other, and that dual achievement remains the most impressive acting feat the genre has produced. The Krypton prologue, the Kansas sequences, and Metropolis each have distinct visual identities that reinforce the film's thematic structure. You will believe a man can fly — and nearly fifty years later, the promise holds.

PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE

Where this fits in the larger story

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Superman is positioned as a cornerstone of the new DCU, reintroducing Clark Kent as the emotional and moral center of a rebuilt screen universe. It connects Kryptonian legacy, human identity, and public heroism with the larger world of emerging metahumans. Its placement helps viewers understand the foundation for the DCU's tone, ideals, and future heroic conflicts.

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Modern Trailer Recut
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Original Theatrical Trailer
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catching a helicopter AND a baddie
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catching a helicopter AND a baddie
Superman Takes Lois Lane for a Flight
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Superman Takes Lois Lane for a Flight
Superman Turns Back Time to Save Lois Lane | Superman (1978) | TCM
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Superman Turns Back Time to Save Lois Lane | Superman (1978) | TCM
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Faster Than A Speeding Bullet
Superman Confronts Lex Luthor
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Superman Confronts Lex Luthor

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