Superman the movie
Record details
- ISBN: 9781419823954
- ISBN: 1419823957
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Physical Description:
4 videodiscs (294 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
videorecording - Edition: Four-disc special ed.
- Publisher: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2006]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from container. Superman created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster. Superman and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics. Originally released as a motion picture in 1978 ; expanded edition originally released as a motion picture in 2000. Special features: Disc 1: Commentary by producer Pierre Spengler and executive producer Ilya Salkind; theatrical trailers; TV spot ; Disc 2: Commentary by director Richard Donner and creative consultant Tom Mankiewicz; music-only audio track ; Disc 3: 3 documentaries: "Taking flight: the development of Superman," "Making Superman: filming the legend" and "The magic behind the cape"; restored scenes; screen tests; audio-only bonus: additional music cues ; Disc 4: Vintage TV special "The making of Superman: the movie"; 1951 movie "Superman and the Mole-men" starring George Reeves; nine 1940s Fleischer Studios Superman cartoons mastered from superior vault elements: Oscar nominee "Superman," "The mechanical monsters," "Billion dollar limited," "The arctic giant," "The bulleteers," "The magnetic telescope," "Electric earthquake," "Volcano" and "Terror on the midway." |
Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1: Original 1978 theatrical version (143 min.) -- Disc 2: 2000 expanded edition (151 min.) -- Discs 3-4: The Superman archive: special features. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Geoffrey Unsworth ; editor, Stuart Baird ; music, John Williams ; production designer, John Barry. |
Participant or Performer Note: | 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. |
Summary, etc.: | 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. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: PG; peril, some mild sensuality and language. |
System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, widescreen (letterbox, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital stereo., surround, dual-layer. |
Language Note: | English or dubbed French dialogue, English, French, Spanish or Portuguese (2000 ed. only) subtitles; closed-captioned. |
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- 7 of 7 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rowayton Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Part | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Rowayton Library | DVD SUP (Text) | boxed set | 33625126672695 | Adult Fiction DVD | Available | - |