Superman
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Superman (1978)
Kal-El comes to Earth, becomes Superman and faces Lex Luthor’s deadly land scheme. The film uses the comics chiefly as a foundation for its screen version of the character and world.
- Director
- Richard Donner
- Produced by
- Pierre Spengler
- Starring
- Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty
From screen to page
Shop related comicsComics behind the movie
Superman is best approached as a screen interpretation of the character’s foundations rather than a panel-for-panel adaptation. Start with Action Comics #1, then compare it with Superman #1 and Superman #53. The additional references below broaden that trail into the characters, continuity and ideas surrounding the film.
Connection: Definitive origin synthesis
