A 5-part documentary of the history of Superman in the movies. • Origin - Superman in the media and the challenges the Salkinds faced • Vision - Creating the right script, Choosing the right director and casting the right actors • Ascent - The production and launch of a new kind of fantasy film • Crisis - Complications and conflicts between the creative forces behind Superman II • Redemption - Criticisms and burnout of Superman III and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Cast
Sam Hamm
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Bob Gale
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John Calley
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Peter Guber
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John Williams
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Robert Benton
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Ilya Salkind
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Pierre Spengler
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Paul Levitz
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Jenette Kahn
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Leslie Newman
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Richard Donner
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Tom Mankiewicz
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Terence Stamp
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Lynn Stalmaster
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David Prowse
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Margot Kidder
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Susannah York
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Jeff East
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Stuart Baird
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Jackie Cooper
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Jack O'Halloran
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Sarah Douglas
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Michael Uslan
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Paul Hitchcock
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Marc McClure
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Roy Button
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Peter MacDonald
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Norman Reynolds
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Peter Young
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Vic Armstrong
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Zoran Perisic
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Stuart Freeborn
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Peter Murton
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Robert Paynter
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Ken Thorne
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Annette O'Toole
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Jeannot Szwarc
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Terry Ackland-Snow
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Helen Slater
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Menahem Golan
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Yoram Globus
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Mark Rosenthal
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Crew
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