Superman is a movie directed by Richard Donner in 1978 and based on the characters from the comic book of the same name by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, first published in 1938. The movie features Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, and others.
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Storyline
On the planet Krypton, Jor-El of the Kryptonian high council discovers that the planet will be destroyed when its red supergiant sun goes supernova. To save Kal-El, his infant son, Jor-El sends him in a spaceship to Earth, where his dense molecular structure will give him superhuman strength and other powers.
Movie vs Book
Year
1978
Minutes
143
Movie Rate
7.30
Source: IMDb
Year
1938
Pages
204
Book Rate
8.20
S: Goodreads
Comic Book
Superman
Author: Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster
Country: USA
First published in: 1938
Length: 204 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Superman
Other screen adaptations of the comic book
Movie by Richard Lester, Richard Donner
Movie by Richard Donner, Richard Lester
Movie by Richard Lester
TV Series by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar
Movie by Bryan Singer
Movie by Zack Snyder
TV Series by Greg Berlanti, Todd Helbing
User polls & recommendations
“I'm always really impressed when a movie can function like a novel does - that's so hard to do.”
GIA COPPOLA (Filmmaker)
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