Superman
(DVD) 

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Superman films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Subjects
Feature films.

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (143 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English

Notes

General Note
Some credits from container; series from box.
General Note
Superman created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster.
General Note
Superman and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1978; expanded edition originally released as a motion picture in 2000.
General Note
Discs 3 and 4 are standard version, not rated, and not closed-captioned.
General Note
Special features: Disc 1: Commentary by producer Pierre Spengler and executive producer Ilya Salkind; theatrical trailers; TV spot ; Disc 2: Commentary by director Richard Donner and creative consultant Tom Mankiewicz; music-only audio track ; Disc 3: 3 documentaries: Taking flight : the development of Superman, Making Superman : filming the legend and The magic behind the cape; restored scenes; screen tests; audio-only bonus: additional music cues ; Disc 4: Vintage TV special The making of Superman : the movie; 1951 movie Superman and the Mole-men, starring George Reeves; nine 1940s Fleischer Studios Superman cartoons mastered from superior vault elements: Oscar nominee "Superman," "The mechanical monsters," "Billion dollar limited," "The arctic giant," "The bulleteers," "The magnetic telescope," "Electric earthquake," "Volcano" and "Terror on the midway."
Creation/Production Credits
Photography, Geoffrey Unsworth ; editor, Stuart Baird ; music, John Williams ; production designer, John Barry.
Participants/Performers
Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford, Trevor Howard, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, Maria Schell, Terence Stamp, Phyllis Thaxter, Susannah York, Jeff East, Marc McClure, Sarah Douglas, Harry Andrews.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG; peril, some mild sensuality and language.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (letterbox, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital stereo., surround, dual-layer.
Language
English or dubbed French dialogue, English, French, Spanish or Portuguese (2000 ed. only) subtitles; closed-captioned.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Salkind, A., Donner, R., Salkind, I., Puzo, M., Spengler, P., Brando, M., Hackman, G., Reeve, C., Beatty, N., Cooper, J., Ford, G., Howard, T., Kidder, M., O'Halloran, J., Perrine, V., Schell, M., Stamp, T., Thaxter, P., York, S., Unsworth, G., Baird, S., Williams, J., & Reeves, G. (2006). Superman (Four-disc special ed., widescreen version.). Distributed by Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Alexander Salkind et al.. 2006. Superman. Burbank, CA: Distributed by Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Alexander Salkind et al.. Superman Burbank, CA: Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2006.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Salkind, A., Donner, R., Salkind, I., Puzo, M., Spengler, P., Brando, M. and Hackman, G. et al (2006). Superman. Four-disc special ed., widescreen version. Burbank, CA: Distributed by Warner Home Video.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Salkind, Alexander, et al. Superman Four-disc special ed., widescreen version., Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2006.

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