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Superman: The Movie [HD DVD] (Bilingual) [Import]

Christopher Reeve (Actor), Gene Hackman (Actor) Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Format: HD DVD
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Format Anamorphic, AC-3, Subtitled, NTSC, Dolby, Widescreen, Color, Dubbed, Import
Contributor Marc McClue, Gene Hackman, Glenn Ford, Ned Beatty, Michael Ensign, Margot Kidder, Sarah Douglas, Jackie Cooper, Christopher Reeve, Jeff East, Marlon Brando See more
Language English, French
Runtime 2 hours and 31 minutes
Colour Color
Number of discs 1
Manufacturer Warner Home Video
UPC 012569809680
Global Trade Identification Number 00012569809680
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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

Special Features

Only the initial movie has been remixed and restored for this collection, and it features eight minutes of footage that was originally shown on television broadcasts in the 1980s. Also included are interviews made some 20 years after the original film, and screen tests from Reeve and Kidder--and other Lois Lanes such as Anne Archer and Stockard Channing who didn't make the final cut. --Doug Thomas --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.40:1
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English, French
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.15 x 13.97 x 1.27 cm; 90.72 g
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ AC-3, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Dubbed, Import, Anamorphic, NTSC, Widescreen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 31 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ Nov. 28 2006
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Glenn Ford, Marc McClue
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ French
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish, French
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Warner Home Video
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000I2JKEC
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
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Customers like the quality, picture, and audio of the movie. They mention it's the best Superman film to date, well-done, and a great upgrade of a classic film. Customers also appreciate the perfect condition of the disc. However, some customers have reported that the colors are washed out and not the greatest looking 4K you will ever see.

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17 customers mention "Quality"15 positive2 negative

Customers like the quality of the movie. They mention it's the best Superman film to date, well-done, and a great upgrade of a classic film. They also say it's a thoroughly likeable fantasy and great for little ones who love Superman.

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"...At the time, Superman 2 was hailed as being a great sequel (and can be found on DVD) but recently the original Donner version was released on DVD..." Read more

"...Great movie for little ones who love Superman!!" Read more

"...It's still a great movie of course, but it's disappointing to know that if I want to see the Director's cut in 4K, I'm going to have to wait for a..." Read more

6 customers mention "Picture quality"6 positive0 negative

Customers like the picture quality of the movie. They mention it looks great and the Superman in 4K is very pretty.

"SHAPE PICTURE QUALITY AND A SUPERMAN FAN WILL ENJOY THIS MOVIE" Read more

"...This one is sweet...." Read more

"...in the picture on the Krypton scenes but outside of that the picture looks great. The audio really surprised me...." Read more

"Still a Great Movie & Bluray Looks Best..." Read more

3 customers mention "Audio quality"3 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the audio quality of the movie. They mention the soundtrack is robust, dialogue is clear, and the surrounds are very active. They also say the music is great.

"...The audio really surprised me. Soundtrack was robust, dialogue was clear, surrounds were very active...." Read more

"I was pleasantly surprised by the video and audio for such an old picture. It was like watching it in a theatre." Read more

"My favourite Superman, so far! Well done. Great music. Disc was in good shape. No complaints." Read more

3 customers mention "Condition"3 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the condition of the product. They mention it's in perfect condition.

"...It was in perfect condition. Very happy with my purchase!" Read more

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3 customers mention "Color quality"0 positive3 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the color quality of the product. They mention the colors are washed out, darker than expected, and not the greatest looking 4K they will ever see.

"...K overall is a little clearer, however, still incredibly grainy, colors washed out and actually darker than the previous versions especially with..." Read more

"This is not the greatest looking 4K you will ever see, but much of that is owing to Geoffry Unsworth's fashionable-for-the-time heavily filtered,..." Read more

"The 4K version of this movie is terrible. No sharpness, or richness in colour...." Read more

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  • Chantel Therrien
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great film
    Reviewed in Canada on October 6, 2024
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    Wish I could select more stars!
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  • murray
    5.0 out of 5 stars THE PICTURE IS GREAT
    Reviewed in Canada on August 11, 2024
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    SHAPE PICTURE QUALITY AND A SUPERMAN FAN WILL ENJOY THIS MOVIE
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  • Patrick
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good
    Reviewed in Canada on August 20, 2024
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    Great movie
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  • Matt
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect condition
    Reviewed in Canada on August 2, 2024
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    Loved it
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  • From a Musician's Pen
    4.0 out of 5 stars Still a Great Movie & Bluray Looks Best
    Reviewed in Canada on March 11, 2014
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    I bought this on Â鶹Çø for about $12. You really have to search for it because there are many versions and the prices vary a lot.

    Made in 1978, this was the first serious attempt at making a film based on a comic superhero, and it's still one of the best. Making Superman "fly" was very difficult to do back then and may not look as good as today's HD films and effects but, on a whole, this is the best Superman film to date. This film is for the whole family, so it's lighter and has comic elements. The newer films are darker and more serious and take more liberties. Maybe I'm biased, having grown up in that era, but Christopher Reeves makes a great Superman.

    This film has been released many times, so which is the best? That depends on what you want. You can get this film packaged with Superman 2, or you can get the whole Reeves films collection; you might still find the original 1978 version on DVD, or you can get the 2000 expanded version on DVD and Bluray. You can get lots of special features or very few.

    I owned the original DVD of this film, the 1978 version, and I later got the 4-DVD set, with the remastered 1978 version plus the remastered 2000 expanded version by original director Richard Donner plus LOTS of bonus features (documentaries, TV specials, 1951 George Reeves film, remastered 1940's Fleischer Studios cartoons). That one looked better than the original DVD.

    Now I own this Bluray, and it looks the best so far. However, I should say that there are inconsistencies in the film quality - some parts look grainier (or whiter and hazier, to be more exact) and other parts look cleaner and clearer - but that's just the way the it was originally filmed. As far as I can tell, the Bluray sound is also the same as on the remastered DVD, which is good.

    This Bluray contains the 2000 expanded version by Richard Donner. It also contains a number of special features, including 2 documentaries. The reason I deducted 1 star from my rating is that the "perfect" version would be the 4-disc set (that I described above) all remastered and put to Bluray. For a single disc, this is great. However, I wish I had the option of watching the 1978 original theatrical release as well as the 2000 expanded version.

    Enjoy!

    FYI - When director Richard Donner made this film, he shot most of the footage for Superman 2 at the same time. Although Superman 1 was a huge success, the studio fired Donner just before completing the second film and Richard Lester was called in to finish and re-edit it. At the time, Superman 2 was hailed as being a great sequel (and can be found on DVD) but recently the original Donner version was released on DVD and Bluray and people are mixed on which version is better. IMO - back when it originally came out, I remember thinking the second film was even better than the first and I later bought the DVD. However, since then I have a hard time watching the second film. For me, it has not aged well, while the first remains a "classic".
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  • Park
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best DC Comics movie ever
    Reviewed in Canada on July 21, 2024
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  • JM
    5.0 out of 5 stars Kid-friendly Superman!!
    Reviewed in Canada on October 29, 2013
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    We have a 3 yr old bson who was suddenly wanting everything Superman. The local video store recommended this movie as being fairly 'benign' and suitable for little ones so we rented it, and then rented it again and again. Eventually I opted to buy it as he would've continued to want to rent it! The newer Superman movies are far too violent for a young kid. This one is sweet. Oh and our son is adopted and wouldn't you know it there is kind of an adoption storyline, Superman's birth parents have to make the decision to send him to Earth where he is adopted by a kind couple who raise him. He then later has contact with his 'Birth Dad'. Anyways if you are an adoptive parent you'll appreciate where I'm coming from....
    Great movie for little ones who love Superman!!
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  • JermBag
    3.0 out of 5 stars Digital code expired.
    Reviewed in Canada on March 12, 2024
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    Digital code expired, could not get a new one.
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  • oqtg
    5.0 out of 5 stars µ½×Ť¬Ô礯¤è¤«¤Ã¤¿¤Ç¤¹¡£
    Reviewed in Japan on November 9, 2024
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  • M. F. Phan
    5.0 out of 5 stars SUPERMAN : LE FILM dans une magnifique Edition ! 4 DVDs .
    Reviewed in France on November 29, 2011
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    Bien s?r !!! que c'est "un MUST !!!" ... Car il est bien ¨¦vident que ce tr¨¨s cher CHRISTOPHER REEVE , est bel et bien Irrempla?able !!!!

    La mise en sc¨¨ne est enlev¨¦e ! de l'¨¦motion , du romantisme (du vrai) , des sentiments , de l'aventure , un m¨¦chant , Truand de l¨¦gende avec ce LEX LUTHOR v¨¦ritablement imcomparable ...( burlesque , par moment hilarant, entre 1er et 3¨¨me degr¨¦ ...) ...OUI quel talent pour Gene Hackmann , totalement impayable et insurpasable ... dans son r?le de "Super Vilain" , Inclassable : Tant de pitorresque et de drolerie dans le ton !!!
    la mise en sc¨¨ne est de grande classe et le tout est emball¨¦ brillamment et de fa?on resplendissante .
    Allons donc , Marlon Brando est magnifique dans son r?le JOREL ,
    GLENN FORD si ¨¦mouvant , dans le r?le du p¨¨re t¨¦rrien de Clarck Kent est tout simplement irr¨¦sistible.
    Il est important de noter que de tr¨¨s nombreux plans sont d'une beaut¨¦e formelle absolue , ... Et que plusieurs vues panoramiques du d¨¦but , sur les champs de bl¨¦ du Mid-West sont d'une beaut¨¦e irradiante... Lumineuse.
    les sc¨¨nes qui se passent dans le bunker sout¨¦rrain de LEX , sont parfaitement croustillantes et la reconstitution des ¨¦v¨¨nements y est parfaite (on s'y croirait) !!! quels d¨¦cors !!! Somptueux ...
    Les vols de nuit de Superman au dessus de la Ville ...SUBLIME...
    Et les moments de "REVERIES MERVEILLEUSES" quand SUPERMAN ( Chris Reeve )propose ¨¤ LOIS ( Margot Kidder ) une promenade au del¨¤ des nuages dans le ciel bleu profond d'une nuit "AU CLAIR de LUNE" ...

    L'Aventure , le Romantisme et la Dramaturgie Authentique de la sc¨¨ne o¨´: Superman prend Lois dans ses bras , quand il la sort de la voiture tomb¨¦e dans une faille . Incroyable Sc¨¨ne.
    Quand ¨¤ la partition , qui accompagne le film d'une musique ¨¦pique et sentimentale ¨¤ souhait,elle est tout ¨¤ fait sensationnelle , compos¨¦e bien entendu , par John Williams !!!...
    Le Son et les Images : G¨¦nial.

    Et que dire de l'extraordinaire Ampleur , que prend le r?le de Superman , avec Christopher Reeve :
    Quelle stature , quel intense Humanit¨¦ ¨¦mane du personnage , tant de subtilit¨¦ , de la sensibilit¨¦ ,... du style incontestablement,... mais il apporte aussi au personnage toute la complexit¨¦ necc¨¦ssaire et nous offre un Superman rayonnant ,incandescent... Innoubliable ...
    En deux ou trois mots , Il n'est pas n¨¦ , le prochain Johnny Weissmuller qui nous fera un nouveau "Tarzan de L¨¦gende" , il n'est pas encore n¨¦ , non plus , le nouveau Kirk Douglas qui nous incarnera le prochain "Spartacus" avec l'humanit¨¦ de Kirk .
    ... Et Je suis certain que Nous savons d¨¦ja ...!!! que personne ne nous battira plus un "Superman" ...Tel Mr Christopher Reeve ,car... Une telle PRESENCE ... ...!!! ... OUI, UN CHARISME EXCEPTIONNEL ..."HORS CLASSE"!

    Si Superman est un personnage insurpassable ,
    Christopher Reeve nous livre sans conteste une interpr¨ºtation qui l'est tout autant.

    "SUPERMAN" avec Christopher Reeve : TOTALEMENT MYTHIQUE!!! ,...et bien plus encore .... car il y a tant de REVES dans ce film ...

    Pour ce qui est du DVD qui supporte le film , l'image est vraiment de toute beaut¨¦ !!!
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  • Prof. M
    5.0 out of 5 stars Unterschied nur minimal...
    Reviewed in Germany on January 5, 2024
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    Also, der Unterschied zwischen Bluray und 4k Bluray ist nicht so ergreifend und erzeugt auch kein WOW wie z.B. bei Star Trek der Film... Der Mehrwert h?lt sich in grenzen und rechtfertigt den neuerlichen Kauf nicht. Ton leider wieder nur Stereo 2.0, obwohl ich auf der VHS bereits Dolby Surround hatte... ausserdem ist nur die Kinofassung enthalten... Trotzdem aber 5 Sterne, weil wohl nicht mehr aus dem vorhandenen Bildmaterial zu holen war...
    Zuspieler Panasonic UHD Player, Beamer Awohl ltv 3500, Sound Teufel Thx Anlage
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  • DNA
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sch?ner alter Superman Film.
    Reviewed in Germany on May 15, 2025
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    Superman halt. Mehr was f¨¹r ?ltere.
    F¨¹r junge zu wenig Gewalt und tote.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars "Superman 1978: Still Believing that A Man Can Fly"
    Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2013
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    It has been thirty-five years since the late Christopher Reeve first soared across movie screens as the legendary Man of Steel. But it doesn't really seem all that long ago, at least not when viewers first see Superman in costume at the Fortress of Solitude as he flies toward the camera and makes a remarkable banking turn in front of our eyes. In my opinion, Reeve remains the only actor who can make one believe that Superman truly lives; it will forever be his legacy to moviegoers that a godlike super-hero could be fully realized as a personable human being that anyone could easily relate to. Sure, the passage of time hasn't been kind to the film's badly outdated costumes, but, otherwise, "Superman: The Movie" still outclasses virtually any film in its genre. It is pretty impressive that director Richard Donner and his production crew could conjure a totally believable Superman without the benefit of modern CGI and still make an appealing film for a wide spectrum of viewers. Specifically, Donner's film proves that graphic violence, excessive profanity, and explicit content are not required for an entertaining movie experience.

    With the classy opening sequence of a young boy flipping open an issue of "Action Comics," as the camera then pans up into the sky towards the majestic darkness of deep space, composer John Williams' timeless theme sparks the imagination that something truly special is about to happen. Director Richard Donner, with the aid of among others, script doctor Tom Mankiewicz, and an excellent ensemble cast, brings the "Superman" world to real life and establishes a common path for other big-budget super heroes Batman, Spider-Man, the X-Men, and the Avengers to follow by utilizing a first-class script and talented actors who are not ashamed to wear flashy spandex.

    The film simplistically is a three-part play: the Krypton sequence (with Marlon Brando as Jor-El); Smallville (with Glenn Ford as Jonathan Kent); and Metropolis (with Margot Kidder as Lois Lane; Jackie Cooper as Perry White; Marc McClure as Jimmy Olsen; and, of course, Gene Hackman, as a delightfully sinister Lex Luthor). New to the storyline are Lex's two groupies: bumbling Otis (Ned Beatty) and sultry Eve Teschmacher (Valerie Perrine), who help Hackman's egotistical Lex (as he calls himself, "The greatest criminal mind of our time," and "fiendishly gifted,") add a wonderful element of tongue-in-cheek humor. Case in point: watch an annoyed Lex's reaction to Otis having scribbled his own proposed little town ("Otisberg?," "Otisberg?") on to the scheming villain's idealized map of what California will look like after it is hit by a nuclear missile. Also, Donner cleverly plants the seed for an inevitable sequel at the beginning rather than at the end with cameos by three Krypton super-villains (General Zod, Ursa, and Non). By vowing that even Jor-El's heirs will one day kneel before him, the tyrannical Zod (Terrence Stamp) instantly becomes a classic movie villain ... with only a few moments of screen time.

    Lastly, I will address the film's ending, as there is a legitimate cause for criticism. After nearly two and a half hours of leisurely-paced, first class entertainment (including the breathtaking Superman & Lois "first date" flying sequence), the script resorts to a time travel gimmick to help resolve the finale. Although originally intended for "Superman II," as according to Donner, the idea makes Superman look unbeatable if he can alter history to his liking at will. However, Reeve's anguished facial reactions make this plot twist work as viewers are reminded by voice-overs of Superman's past with his two fathers, and exactly why he chooses emotion over cosmic responsibility. The ending should be taken as a leap of faith that even the Man of Steel sometimes has to find a way to beat impossible odds. Still, my favorite moment comes just before the closing credits with Superman's confident fly-by in space over Earth signaling that he will be back for further adventures ensuring our world is in safe hands. Backed by the opening bars of Superman's theme, Reeve accomplishes a most satisfying farewell without saying a word.

    Even today, whenever I ponder horrific tragedies reported by the news media, I still visualize Christopher Reeve's Superman flying out of seemingly nowhere to rescue Margot Kidder's Lois Lane from certain death dangling from a wrecked helicopter from the roof of the Daily Planet. It reminds me that real-life heroism isn't a comic book; it is really about being there unselfishly when others are in need.

    Rating: 10/10. The blu-ray and DVD special features offer a treasure trove for fans, including music cues; screen tests; trailers; and some insightful documentaries, which are well worth your spare time.
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