Superman III is a movie directed by Richard Lester in 1983 and based on the characters from the comic book Superman by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, first published in 1938. The movie features Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Jackie Cooper, Margot Kidder, Robert Vaughn, Annette O’Toole, and others.
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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
Year
1983
Minutes
125
Movie Rate
5.00
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 Donner
Movie by Richard Lester, Richard Donner
Movie by Richard Donner, Richard Lester
TV Series by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar
Movie by Bryan Singer
Movie by Zack Snyder
TV Series by Greg Berlanti, Todd Helbing
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“Successful movies based on books are their own thing. Being too faithful can hurt the movie.”
PETER DINKLAGE (Actor)
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