Title:
Superman : the movie
Uniform Title:
Superman (Motion picture)
ISBN:
9781419823954
Edition:
Four-disc special ed.
Publication Information:
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2006]
Physical Description:
4 videodiscs (294 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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."
Contents:
Disc 1: Original 1978 theatrical version (143 min.) -- Disc 2: 2000 expanded edition (151 min.) -- Discs 3-4: The Superman archive: special features.
Added Author:
Summary:
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.
System Details:
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.
