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Superman

Summary: 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.

Record details

  • Physical Description: remote
    1 streaming video file (143 min.) : digital, sound, color
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros., [2013]
  • Distributor: [Vaughan, Ontario] : Criterion Pictures, [date of distribution not identified]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture by Warner Bros., 1978.
Superman and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics.
Superman created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Photographed by Geoffrey Unsworth ; editor, Stuart Baird ; music by John Williams ; production designer, John Barry ; costumes designed by Yvonne Blake ; director of special effects, Colin Chilvers.
Participant or Performer Note: 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, Marc McClure, Sarah Douglas.
Target Audience Note:
CHV rating: PG.
MPAA rating: PG; peril, some mild sensuality and language.
Additional Physical Form available Note:
French language version also available.
System Details Note:
Content available as a streaming video.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards, 1979: Special achievement award for special effects
Source of Description Note:
Title from distributor's web site (viewed April 15, 2015).
Subject: Good and evil -- Drama
Heroes -- Drama
Superman (Fictitious character) -- Drama
Genre: Streaming video.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Superhero films.

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