Film

Superman 1978

Directed by Richard Donner

  • Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
  • 144 min
  • PG

You'll believe a man can fly.

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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Epic, earnest, resolved and classical in form.

  • intimateepic
  • earnestironic
  • resolvedopen-ended
  • classical in formformally daring
  • effortlessdemanding

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