Superman : the movie / Warner Bros. Pictures ; Alexander Salkind presents a Richard Donner film ; an Alexander and Ilya Salkind production ; story by Mario Puzo ; screenplay by Mario Puzo [and others] ; produced by Pierre Spengler ; directed by Richard Donner.

A child from a dying planet is sent to Earth, where he is brought up by human parents and poses as a newspaper reporter, becoming Superman when necessary to use his special powers to save others.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Superman (Motion picture : 1978)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
Warner Home Video (Firm)
DC Comics, Inc
Other Authors: Salkind, Alexander, 1922-1997
Donner, Richard
Salkind, Ilya, 1947-
Puzo, Mario, 1920-1999
Spengler, Pierre, 1947-
Brando, Marlon
Hackman, Gene
Reeve, Christopher, 1952-2004
Beatty, Ned
Cooper, Jackie, 1922-2011
Ford, Glenn, 1916-2006
Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988
Kidder, Margot
O'Halloran, Jack, 1943-
Perrine, Valerie
Schell, Maria, 1926-2005
Stamp, Terence
Thaxter, Phyllis, 1919-2012
York, Susannah
Unsworth, Geoffrey, 1914-1978
Baird, Stuart
Williams, John, 1932-
Siegel, Jerry, 1914-1996
Shuster, Joe, 1914-1992
Language:English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English or dubbed French dialogue, English, French, Spanish or Portuguese (2000 ed. only) subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2006]
Edition:Widescreen four-disc special edition.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Genre:
Physical Description:4 videodiscs (294 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Contents:
  • Disc 1: Original 1978 theatrical version (143 min.)
  • Disc 2: 2000 expanded edition (151 min.)
  • Discs 3-4: The Superman archive: special features.