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Superman III

Richard Lester, 1983

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Superman III
William Kotzwinkle, 1983

NOVELIZATION

Superman III is a movie novelization written by William Kotzwinkle in 1983 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Richard Lester in 1983. The movie features Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Jackie Cooper, Margot Kidder, Robert Vaughn, Annette O’Toole, and others.

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The Movie is based on

Comic Book cover
Superman (1938)
Comic Book by Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster

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RATING

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Movie Poster: Superman III (Richard Lester, 1983)

5.9

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Book Cover: Superman III (William Kotzwinkle, 1983)

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Storyline

Aiming to defeat the Man of Steel, wealthy executive Ross Webster hires bumbling but brilliant Gus Gorman to develop synthetic kryptonite, which yields some unexpected psychological effects in the third installment of the 1980s Superman franchise. Between rekindling romance with his high school sweetheart and saving himself, Superman must contend with a powerful supercomputer.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Superman III, the 1983 movie by Richard Lester

Year

1983

Minutes

125

Movie Rate

5.00

Source: IMDb

Movie

Superman III

Country: UK

Year: 1983

Length: 2h5m

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Cover of Superman III, the 1983 book by William Kotzwinkle

Year

1983

Pages

221

Book Rate

5.90

S: Goodreads

Book

Superman III

Country: USA

First published in: 1983

Length: 221 pages

Genre: Fiction

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