Superman
(DVD) 

Originally released as a motion picture in 1978.

Double sided videodisc.

Special features include: scene selections ; feature-length director commentary ; music-only soundtrack ; Superman: the legacy ; cast and crew biographies ; three documentaries (Taking flight: the development of Superman, Making Superman: filming the legend, and The magic behind the cape) ; screen tests ; deleted scenes ; teaser trailer ; TV spot ; additional music cues.

Director of photography, Geoffrey Unsworth ; editor, Stuart Baird ; music, John Williams.

Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford, Trevor Howard, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, Maria Schell, Terence Stamp, Phyllis Thaxter, Susannah York.

As an infant, Superman is sent to earth from the doomed planet Krypton. As he grows up, he learns he has super powers which he must hide from the ordinary mortals around him. But the time comes when Superman's powers for good are revealed to the world. Superman battles with supercriminal Lex Luthor and his cohorts as they attempt to destroy California by activating the San Andreas fault.

MPAA rating: PG.

DVD.

English (Dolby surround 5.1) language soundtrack with optional subtitles in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.