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Superman

You'll believe a man can fly.

7.2(4,474)19782h 24m16

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$55M
Box office
$300.5M
Language
English
Part of Superman Collection · 4 films
  • galaxy
  • journalist
  • saving the world
  • secret identity
  • crime fighter
  • superhero
  • nuclear missile
  • based on comic
  • destruction of planet
  • criminal
  • sabotage
  • super power

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Behind the camera

Produced in

United Kingdom, United States of America

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • Theatrical25 Dec 1978
    • TheatricalRe-release1 Jan 1982
  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereWashington, D.C.10 Dec 1978
    • PremierePGNew York City, New York11 Dec 1978
    • TheatricalPG15 Dec 1978
    • TVNRPart 1 of the extended 3-hour cut.7 Feb 1982
    • TVNRPart 2 of the extended 3-hour cut.8 Feb 1982
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremierePGLondon, England 13 Dec 1978
    • TheatricalPG14 Dec 1978
    • Theatrical (limited)PG7 Apr 2023
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalPG21 Dec 1978
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical15 Dec 1978
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical24 May 1979
  • BrazilBR

    • TheatricalL2 Apr 1979
  • CameroonCM

    • Theatrical15 Dec 1978
  • Central African RepublicCF

    • Theatrical23 Mar 1979
  • ColombiaCO

    • Theatrical13 Jun 1979
  • ComorosKM

    • Theatrical14 Jan 1979
  • Congo - KinshasaCD

    • Theatrical10 Jun 1979

Frequently asked questions

Superman was released on 14 December 1978.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    4/13/2020

    9/10

    Man of Steel - Film Full of Love The planet Krypton is doomed, all life there is soon to be over. Jor-El, knowing that the planet Earth has the same atmosphere, rockets his baby son there post haste. On Earth, the infant grows up to find that he has super human powers that must be hidden from the ordinary Earthlings, he hides away as mild mannered reporter Clark Kent and transforms into Superman whenever evil and …

  • W

    Wuchak

    5/11/2021

    10/10

    _**"Miss Teschmacher!"**_ I didn't catch "Superman" (1978) until over 25 years after its release. It's a great superhero flick with a lot of wit, well worthy of its reputation. Although a couple of things are understandably dated, like the flying sequences and Clark Kent's glasses (which are so BAD they're laughable), the movie definitely stands the test of time despite being shot in 1977. "Superman" may be a c…

  • A

    Almando

    12/27/2022

    10/10

    This movie will stand to the End of Time. This film is an absolute Masterpiece. The Writers & Director knew what they were doing. Christopher Reeve is a Powerhouse. He portrayed this Character So Well! He played Clark Kent & Superman as 2 Different Characters while being the Same Person. Margot Kidder was Fantastic as Lois Lane. Gene Hackman and Valerie Perrine were Great as Lex Luthor & Eve Teschmacher. The Entire C…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    4/13/2023

    7/10

    John Williams' epic overture is used to good effect to help illustrate the pretty stellar cast (Christoph Reeve gets only third billing) as this story opens with us on the icebound planet of "Krypton" where "Jor-El" (Marlon Brando) is encouraging his high council members to pass sentence on the treacherous "Gen. Zod" (Terence Stamp) and his co-conspirators. This all seems somewhat pointless as we soon discover that t…

  • R

    r96sk

    1/7/2025

    8/10

    <em>'Superman'</em> is imperfect, though has an undeniable charm to it and a straightforwardness that I actually appreciated whilst watching. It's a film that feels broken in pieces and then glued back together, like each stage of the movie almost feels unconnected to the other. We get the backstory in a decent sized chunk, then a long bit for Clark's early Earth life, then he turns into the titular character and …

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