Superman

Resource Information

The work Superman represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Superman

Statement of responsibility

Warner Bros. Pictures ; Alexander Salkind presents a Richard Donner film ; an Alexander and Ilya Salkind production ; story by Mario Puzo ; screenplay by Mario Puzo [and others] ; produced by Pierre Spengler ; directed by Richard Donner

Contributor

• DC Comics, Inc
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Baird, Stuart
• Beatty, Ned
• Brando, Marlon
• Cooper, Jackie, 1922-2011
• Donner, Richard
• Ford, Glenn, 1916-2006
• trueHackman, Gene
• Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988
• Kidder, Margot
• O'Halloran, Jack, 1943-
• Perrine, Valerie
• truePuzo, Mario, 1920-1999
• trueReeve, Christopher, 1952-2004
• Salkind, Alexander, 1922-1997
• Salkind, Ilya, 1947-
• Schell, Maria, 1926-2005
• Shuster, Joe, 1914-1992
• trueSiegel, Jerry, 1914-1996
• Spengler, Pierre, 1947-
• Stamp, Terence
• Thaxter, Phyllis, 1919-2012
• Unsworth, Geoffrey, 1914-1978
• Williams, John, 1932-
• York, Susannah

Subject

• Action and adventure films
• Action and adventure films
• Drama
• Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Good and evil
• Good and evil -- Drama
• Heroes
• Heroes -- Drama
• Superhero films
• Superhero films
• Superman, (Fictitious character)
• Superman, (Fictitious character) -- Drama

Genre

• Action and adventure films
• Drama
• Feature films
• Superhero films

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

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

Cataloging source

SAT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Geoffrey Unsworth ; editor, Stuart Baird ; music, John Williams ; production designer, John Barry

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG; peril, some mild sensuality and language

Language note

Languages: English & French ; subtitles: English, French and Spanish

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.S96 2009

PerformerNote

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

Runtime

294

Target audience

general

Technique

live action