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Superman

Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.

Director

Richard Donner

Year

Genre

science fiction, action, adventure

Box Office

$134,478,449

Production

Dovemead Films,Alexander and Ilya Salkind Productions,International Film Production

Awards

Nominated for 3 Oscars. 17 wins & 23 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/superman-movie

Part of Collection

Superman Collection: Superman, Superman III, Superman II, Superman Returns, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

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Jor-El

Lex Luthor

Superman

Christopher Reeve

Otis

Perry White

Pa Kent

1st Elder

Lois Lane

Non

Jack O'Halloran

Eve Teschmacher

Valerie Perrine

Vond-Ah

General Zod

Ma Kent

Phyllis Thaxter

Lara

Young Clark Kent

Jimmy Olsen

Ursa

2nd Elder

3rd Elder

4th Elder

5th Elder

6th Elder

7th Elder

8th Elder

William Russell

9th Elder

10th Elder

11th Elder

Baby Kal-El

Baby Clark Kent

Aaron Smolinski

Lana Lang

Diane Sherry Case

Coach

Brad

Team Manager

1st Editor

Billy J. Mitchell

2nd Editor

Robert Henderson

1st Reporter

2nd Reporter

James Brockington

3rd Reporter

4th Reporter

5th Reporter

6th Reporter

7th Reporter

8th Reporter

1st Copy Boy

Vincent Marzello

2nd Copy Boy

Benjamin Feitelson

1st Secretary

2nd Secretary

Leueen Willoughby

Perry's Secretary

Window Cleaner

Rex Reed

Mugger

Officer 1

Officer 2

Officer 3 (as Randy Jurgenson)

Randy Jurgensen

News Vendor

Pilot

Pimp

TV Cameraman

Burglar

Patrolman Mooney

George Harris II

1st Hood

Michael Harrigan

2nd Hood

3rd Hood

Raymond Thompson

4th Hood

Desk Sergeant

Little Girl

Air Force One Pilot

Co Pilot

Brian Protheroe

1st Crewman

Lawrence Trimble

2nd Crewman

3rd Crewman

Newscaster (as Norwick Duff)

Newscaster

Keith Alexander

Newscaster

Major

Sgt. Hayley

Lieutenant

Graham McPherson

Petty Officer

Admiral

General

1st Controller

John Ratzenberger

2nd Controller

State Senator

2nd Senator

Agent

Indian Chief

Chief Tug Smith

Superchief Driver

Assistant

Power Co. Driver

Colin Etherington

Mate

Warden

General Sam Lane

General (extended version)

Newspaper Customer

Warden (voice)

David de Keyser

Man in Street (extended version)

Policeman

Special Football Player

Edward Finneran

Reporter

Aidan Harrington

Man on Daily Planet Rooftop

Little Boy with Mom

Man in Office

Ella Lane

Naval Transport Commander

Reporter

Hood

Man in Street

Mugger's Arm in Alley

Man in Street Watching TV

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The San Andreas Fault - Superman

The San Andreas Fault

You would accuse me of insurrection - Superman

You would accuse me of insurrection

"In the decade of the 1930s, even the great city of Metropolis......was not spared the ravages of the worldwide depression. - Superman

"In the decade of the 1930s, even the great city of...

This is no fantasyno careless product of wild imaginationNo my good friendsThese indictments I have brought you todaythe specific charges listed herein against the individualstheir acts of treason their ultimate aim of seditionthese are matters of - Superman

This is no fantasyno careless product of wild imaginationNo...

On this.... - Superman

On this.... - Superman

On the woman, Ursa......whose perversions and unreasoning hatred of all mankind......have threatened even the children of the planet Krypton. - Superman

On the woman, Ursa......whose perversions and unreasoning...

It has therefore now become your decision - Superman

It has therefore now become your decision

Join us. - Superman

You will bow down before me Jor ElI swear itNo matter that it takes an eternity you will bow down before meBoth youand then one dayyour heirsNoLet us out of here Help meForgive me I shall returnForgive meI shall returnYou cannot ignore these factsIt's - Superman

You will bow down before me Jor ElI swear itNo matter that...

No! - Let us out of here! - Help me! - Superman

No! - Let us out of here! - Help me!

The other one - Superman

- Forgive me! - Superman

You cannot ignore these facts. - Superman

You cannot ignore these facts.

It's your conclusions we find unsupportable. - Superman

It's your conclusions we find unsupportable.

Any attempt by you to create a climate of fear and panic among the populacemust be deemed by us an act of insurrectionYou would accuse me of insurrectionHas it now become a crime to cherish lifeWill you abide by the council's decisionI will remain - Superman

Any attempt by you to create a climate of fear and panic...

I will remain silent. - Superman

I will remain silent.

Have you finishedNearlyIt's the only answer LaraIf he remains here with us he will die as surely as we willBut why Earth Jor ElThey're primitives thousands of years behind usHe will need that advantage to surviveTheir atmosphere will sustain himHe will - Superman

Have you finishedNearlyIt's the only answer LaraIf he...

He will defy their gravity. - Superman

He will defy their gravity.

You will travel far, my little Kal-El. - Superman

You will travel far, my little Kal-El.

The energy input to Jor El's quarters is now in excess - Superman

The energy input to Jor El's quarters is now in excess

This is all I.... - Superman

This is all I....

[CRYSTALS SHATTERING] - Superman

[CRYSTALS SHATTERING]

--which Einstein called......his theory of relativity. - Superman

--which Einstein called......his theory of relativity.

Early Chinese writings point out the complex relationships.... - Superman

Early Chinese writings point out the complex...

Chief among these powers will be your sight......your strength, your hearing......your ability to propel yourself at almost limitless speed. - Superman

Chief among these powers will be your sight......your...

The early history of our universe was a bloody mosaic of interplanetary war - Superman

The early history of our universe was a bloody mosaic of...

[CRASHES]
[SCREAMS] - Superman

[CRASHES] [SCREAMS]

It is forbidden for you to interfere with human history - Superman

It is forbidden for you to interfere with human history

Now, wouldn't that beat all get-out? - Superman

Now, wouldn't that beat all get-out?

Pa.... Oh, my. - Superman

All these years, as happy as we've been......how I've prayed the good Lord......see fit to give us a child. - Superman

All these years, as happy as we've been......how...

Now, the first thing we've got to do when we get home is find out......who that boy's proper family is. - Superman

Now, the first thing we've got to do when we get home...

Martha, are you thinking what I think you're thinking? - Superman

Martha, are you thinking what I think you're thinking?

Martha Clark Kent, are you listening to what I'm saying? - Superman

Martha Clark Kent, are you listening to what I'm...

[WHlSTLE BLOWS] - Superman

[WHlSTLE BLOWS]

Lana? Don't bother with these, huh? I'll take them in with the other equipment. - Thank you, Clark. - Superman

Lana? Don't bother with these, huh? I'll take them...

[TEENS CHATTERING] - Superman

[TEENS CHATTERING]

Hey look There's ClarkHow come he's hereClarkHow'd you get here so fastI ran Ran huhTold you he's an oddball Let's get out of hereBeen showing off a bit haven't you sonUhI didn't mean to show off PaIt's just that guys like that Brad I just want to tear - Superman

Hey look There's ClarkHow come he's...

It's just that, guys like that Brad, I just want to tear them apart. - Superman

It's just that, guys like that Brad, I just want to...

That'll be the day when a guy could fly - Superman

That'll be the day when a guy could fly

I don't know, it's.... - Superman

I don't know, it's....

Jonathan. - Superman

Dad. - Superman

All those things I can do.... - Superman

All those things I can do....

[ROOSTER CROWlNG] - Superman

[ROOSTER CROWlNG]

I have to leaveI knew this time would comeWe both knew itfrom the day we found youI talked to Ben Hubbard yesterdayand he said that he'd be happy to help out from now onMotherI know sonI knowDo you know where you're headedNorthRemember us sonAlways - Superman

I have to leaveI knew this time would comeWe both knew...

I knew this time would come. - Superman

I knew this time would come.

Mother.... - Superman

Mother.... - Superman

Do you know where you're headed? - Superman

Do you know where you're headed?

Remember us, son. - Superman

Remember us, son.

My sonyou do not remember meI am Jor ElI'm your father - Superman

My sonyou do not remember meI am Jor ElI'm your father

The knowledgethat I have matters physical and historicI've given you fully on your voyage to your new homeThese are important matters to be sure but still matters of mere factThere are questions to be askedAnd it is time for you to do so - Superman

The knowledgethat I have matters physical and...

So my sonspeakWho am IYour name is Kal ElYou are the only survivor of the planet KryptonEven though you've been raised as a human beingyou are not one of themYou have great powersonly some of which you have as yet discovered - Superman

So my sonspeakWho am IYour name is Kal ElYou are the only...

Come with me now my sonas we break through the bonds of your earthly confinementTraveling through time and space in the six known dimensions - Superman

Come with me now my sonas we break through the bonds of your...

Your powers will far exceed those of mortal men - Superman

Your powers will far exceed those of mortal men

It is forbidden for you to interfere with human historyRather let your leadership stir others to - Superman

It is forbidden for you to interfere with human...

In this next year we shall examine the human heartIt is more fragile than your own - Superman

In this next year we shall examine the human heartIt is more...

Your name is Kal El - Superman

Your name is Kal El

Live as one of them Kal Elto discover where your strength and your power are neededAlways hold in your heart the pride of your special heritageThey can be a great people Kal El They wish to beThey only lack the light to show the wayFor this reason above - Superman

Live as one of them Kal Elto discover where your strength...

Your home as it was - Superman

Your home as it was

[WHlSTLE BLOWlNG] - Superman

[WHlSTLE BLOWlNG]

Okay, this is it, Mac, the Daily Planet. - Superman

Okay, this is it, Mac, the Daily Planet.

He did a great job. - Superman

He did a great job.

Smile. - How many T's in "bloodletting"? - Two. - Superman

Smile. - How many T's in "bloodletting"? -...

How many T's in bloodletting Two - Superman

How many T's in bloodletting Two

What are you writing Miss Lane An ode to springHow do you spell massacre Uh - Superman

What are you writing Miss Lane An ode to springHow do you...

Golly how come you get all the great storiesA good reporter doesn't get great stories JimmyA good reporter makes them great Makes them great - Superman

Golly how come you get all the great storiesA good reporter...

There's only one P in rapist Lois Lane say hello to Clark Kent - Superman

There's only one P in rapist Lois Lane say hello to...

Remember my exposé on the sex and drug orgiesin the senior citizens' home - Superman

Remember my exposé on the sex and drug orgiesin the senior...

It's got everything It's got sex violence the ethnic angleSo does a lady wrestler with a foreign accent - Superman

It's got everything It's got sex violence the...

This could be a series of articlesMaking Sense of Senseless Killings by Lois Lane - Superman

This could be a series of articlesMaking Sense of Senseless...

Gosh I'm sorry I didn't mean to shake it up like thatOh of course not LoisWhy would anyone want to make a total stranger look like a fool - Superman

Gosh I'm sorry I didn't mean to shake it up like...

Olsen why am I paying you when I should have you arrested for loiteringGo get Mr A towel KentMove kid move Right chiefMake mine black no sugar Right chiefAnd don't call me sugar Blood is in Metropolis - Superman

Olsen why am I paying you when I should have you arrested...

Lois Clark Kent may seem like just a mild mannered reporter but listennot only does he know how to treat his editor in chief with respectnot only does he have a snappy punchy prose stylebut he is in my 40 years in this business the fastest typist I've - Superman

Lois Clark Kent may seem like just a mild mannered reporter...

Oh excuse me Mr WhiteI was wondering if perhaps you could arrange for half my salaryto be sent to this address on a weekly basisYour bookie right My whatDon't tell me he sends a check every week to his sweet gray haired motherActually she's silver haired - Superman

Oh excuse me Mr WhiteI was wondering if perhaps you could...

Any more at home like youNot really no - Superman

Any more at home like youNot really no

How did you like your first dayWell frankly the hours were sort of longer than I expectedbut on the whole I mean meeting you and Jimmy Olsen and Mr Whitegosh I'd say it's been swellSwell YeahYou know Clark there are very few people left in the worldwho - Superman

How did you like your first dayWell frankly the hours were...

Oh Lois See anything good todayNot until you came along LoisOh Rex this is Clark KentYeah hi see you around Bye - Superman

Oh Lois See anything good todayNot until you came along...

So you like Mr White I thought he was a nice guyJimmy Olsen was fantastic Hey come here - Superman

So you like Mr White I thought he was a nice guyJimmy Olsen...

Clark! Clark. Clark, are you all right? Clark! What happened? Golly. I guess I must have fainted. Fa - Superman

Clark! Clark. Clark, are you all right? Clark! What...

Swell. Really, Lois, supposing that man had shot you? Is it worth risking your life over $10, two cr - Superman

Swell. Really, Lois, supposing that man had shot you? Is it...

Your attention, please. - Superman

Your attention, please.

Armus, Armus, make it track 22. - Superman

Armus, Armus, make it track 22.

It's amazing that brain can generate enough power to keep those legs moving. - Superman

It's amazing that brain can generate enough power to...

[HYDRAULICS HISS] - Superman

[HYDRAULICS HISS]

Harry. Harry, where are you? Harry. - Superman

Harry. Harry, where are you? Harry.

Harry.... - Superman

- Sick. You're really sick. - Sick, Miss Teschmacher? Sick, when I'm mere days from executing the cr - Superman

- Sick. You're really sick. - Sick, Miss Teschmacher?...

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Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.

User Rating: 5.0 (1 rating)

Director: Richard Donner

Writer: Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Mario Puzo

Production: Dovemead Films,Alexander and Ilya Salkind Productions,International Film Production

Genre: science fiction, action, adventure

Year: 1978

MetaScore: 81/100

ImdbRating: 7.4

BoxOffice: $134,478,449

Released: 15 Dec 1978

Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. 17 wins & 23 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/superman-movie

Superman Collection: Superman, Superman III, Superman II, Superman Returns, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Also watch: Superman II, Superman Returns, Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, Superman III, Superbad, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Supergirl, Jaws 2, The Spy Who Loved Me, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, All Star Superman, Apocalypse Now, THX 1138, Superman: Doomsday, Marathon Man