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Superman: The Movie
Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder
Release Date	December 15, 1978
Genre	Fantasy
Director	Richard Donner
Screenwriter	Mario Puzo David Newman Leslie Newman Robert Benton
Stars	Christopher Reeve Marlon Brando Gene Hackman Margot Kidder Jackie Cooper Ned Beatty Jack O'Halloran
Studio	International Film Production Warner Bros. Pictures

Superman is the 1978 film based on the comic characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The critically acclaimed film was directed by Richard Donner and starred Christopher Reeve as Superman. Margot Kidder took on the character of Lois Lane while Gene Hackman played Lex Luthor and Marlon Brando gave life to Jor-El, father of Kal-El/Clark Kent.

Cast

• Marlon Brando as Jor-El
• Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor
• Christopher Reeve as Superman/Clark Kent
• Ned Beatty as Otis
• Jackie Cooper as Perry White
• Glenn Ford as Jonathan Kent
• Margot Kidder as Lois Lane
• Jack O'Halloran as Non
• Valerie Perrine as Eve Teschmacher
• Maria Schell as Vond-Ah
• Terence Stamp as General Zod
• Phyllis Thaxter as Martha Kent
• Susannah York as Lara Lor-Van
• Sarah Douglas as Ursa
• Marc McClure as Jimmy Olsen
• Jeff East as Young Clark Kent
• Diane Sherry as Lana Lang

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