Directed by:
Richard DonnerCinematography:
Geoffrey UnsworthComposer:
John WilliamsCast:
Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford, Trevor Howard, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
The Superman myth is well told, from his birth on the doomed planet Krypton to his childhood in a small Kansas town and beyond, in Richard Donner's blockbuster. After he comes of age, young Clark Kent, as his Earth parents have named him, learns the truth of his alien birth on a voyage of discovery to the Arctic. It is there that he learns--through a link to his long-dead birth parents--of his superhuman abilities and his responsibility to preserve and protect "truth, justice and the American Way." Once he adjusts to life in the big city, Metropolis, he discovers that hiding his superpowers as mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent (Christopher Reeve) isn't easy as he flirts with hard-nosed Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) and battles supervillain Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman). (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Richard Donner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269589_567df7.jpg)
Richard Donner
USA
Best movies:
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
Superman (1978)
The Goonies (1985)
Brian Protheroe
UK
Best movies:
Superman (1978)
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
Hampstead (2017)
![Larry Hagman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270629_5a8fc8.jpg)
Larry Hagman
USA
Best movies:
Fail-Safe (1964)
The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
Superman (1978)
![Rex Everhart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/003/158003854_ba8fc6.jpg)
Rex Everhart
USA
Best movies:
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Superman (1978)
The Seven-Ups (1973)
![Noel Neill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/424/424235_9df81c.jpg)
Noel Neill
USA
Best movies:
The Big Clock (1948)
Superman (1978)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
![John Ratzenberger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/509/161509527_54cb2a.jpg)
John Ratzenberger
USA
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Finding Nemo (2003)
Ratatouille (2007)
Lee Quigley
UK
Best movies:
Superman (1978)
![John Cording](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/673/158673982_71a562.jpg)
John Cording
UK
Best movies:
King Lear (1983) (TV movie)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Superman (1978)
![Steve Kahan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712290_18d615.jpg)
Steve Kahan
USA
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Maverick (1994)
![Michael Ensign](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/779/158779814_66c116.gif)
Michael Ensign
USA
Best movies:
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Titanic (1997)
The X Files: Biogenesis (1999) (video compilation)
![Shane Rimmer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/509/161509528_1b217c.jpg)
Shane Rimmer
Canada
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Batman Begins (2005)
Gandhi (1982)
![Alan Tilvern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/186/159186322_332b47.jpg)
Alan Tilvern
UK
Best movies:
Love and Death (1975)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Night and the City (1950)
![Larry Lamb](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/765/159765042_0c73a6.jpg)
Larry Lamb
UK
Best movies:
Superman (1978)
Christopher Columbus (1985) (series)
Taggart (1983) (series)
John Hollis
UK
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Superman (1978)
![Keith Alexander](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/442/161442504_9515b0.jpg)
Keith Alexander
Australia
Best movies:
Superman (1978)
Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969)
Submarine X-1 (1969)
![Paul Tuerpe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/259/160259732_66a817.jpg)
Paul Tuerpe
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Maverick (1994)
![Phil Brown](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/326/160326521_f37b4b.jpg)
Phil Brown
USA
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Chaplin (1992)
Bill Bailey
USA
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Benjamin Feitelson
Best movies:
Superman (1978)
Arabian Adventure (1979)
Profil bas (1993)
![Randy Jurgensen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/731/161731385_dad8bb.jpg)
Randy Jurgensen
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
The French Connection (1971)