Superman /

As an infant, Superman is sent to earth from the doomed planet Krypton. As he grows up, he learns he has super powers which he must hide from the ordinary mortals around him. But the time comes when Superman's powers for good are revealed to the world. Superman battles with supercriminal Lex Lu...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Superman (Motion picture : 1978)
Corporate Authors:	Warner Bros, Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Donner, Richard, Salkind, Alexander, 1922-1997, Puzo, Mario, 1920-1999, Reeve, Christopher, 1952-2004, Kidder, Margot, Brando, Marlon, Hackman, Gene, Beatty, Ned, Cooper, Jackie, 1922-2011, Ford, Glenn, 1916-2006, Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988, Perrine, Valerie, O'Halloran, Jack, Schell, Maria, 1926-2005, Stamp, Terence, Thaxter, Phyllis, 1919-2012, York, Susannah, Williams, John, 1932-
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English (Dolby surround 5.1); optional subtitles in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. Closed-captioned.
Published:	Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2001]
Edition:	Expanded ed., widescreen version.
Subjects:	Superman (Fictitious character) > Drama. Lane, Lois (Fictitious character) > Drama. Metropolis (Imaginary place) > Drama. San Andreas Fault (Calif.) > Drama. Superhero films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Motion pictures, American. Feature films.

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Summary:	As an infant, Superman is sent to earth from the doomed planet Krypton. As he grows up, he learns he has super powers which he must hide from the ordinary mortals around him. But the time comes when Superman's powers for good are revealed to the world. Superman battles with supercriminal Lex Luthor and his cohorts as they attempt to destroy California by activating the San Andreas fault.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1978. Dual-layer format (DVD-18); enhanced for widescreen TVs. Special features: Feature-length director commentary -- Music-only audio track -- 3 behind-the-scenes documentaries (Taking flight : the development of Superman, Making Superman : filming the legend, and The magic behind the cape) -- Deleted scenes -- Screen tests -- Audio outtakes -- 2 theatrical trailers -- Vintage TV spot. Enhanced features for DVD-ROM PC: Storyboards, Web events, chat room access, and Web site links -- Sampler trailers. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; Dolby digital. DVD-ROM requirements: Microsoft Windows 95 or higher; DVD-ROM drive; DVD software or hardware decoder; 166 MHz Pentium processor; 32 MB RAM; 5-20 MB available hard disc space; Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher (included on disc). Some features require Internet connection. DVD will not work in CD-ROM drive. Enhanced DVD-ROM features will not work on a Macintosh computer.
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG.
Awards:	Academy Award, 1978: Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects) (Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings, Zoran Perisic)
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Geoffrey Unsworth ; editor, Stuart Baird ; music, John Williams.
ISBN:	0790752433