Product Description

Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder. The Superman legend is brought to life, from his birth on Krypton to his adulthood in Metropolis, where he falls for the lovely Lois Lane and battles Lex Luthor. 1978/color/143 min/PG.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6863 in DVD
• Brand: Warner Brothers
• Released on: 2006-11-28
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, Dolby, Digital Sound
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish, French
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 151 minutes

Features

• A new, updated version of the popular comic book hero "Superman." The story begins with Superman's birth on the doomed planet Krypton and follows him on his arrival to Earth, his childhood in Kansas and his career as reporter for the Daily Planet.Running Time: 175 min. Format: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: PG Age: 085391131014 UPC: 085391131014 Manuf

Amazon.com essential video
Richard Donner's 1978 epic about the Man of Steel showed how a film about a superhero could be a moving and romantic experience even for people who long ago gave up comic books. Beginning on the icy planet Krypton, the story follows the baby Kal-El, whose rocket ship lands in Smallville, Kansas. He is found there by a childless couple and raised as the shy Clark Kent (the young Kent is played by Jeff East). The film is perhaps most touching in these sequences, with expanses of wheat fields blowing in the wind and with a young man who can't figure out what part in destiny his great powers are meant to play. The second half, with Reeve taking over as Clark/Superman, is bustling, enchanting (the scene in which Superman flies girlfriend Lois Lane--played by Margot Kidder--through the night sky is great date material), and funny, thanks largely to Gene Hackman's sardonic portrayal of nemesis Lex Luthor. --Tom Keogh