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Superman(Movie, 1948)

FSK: 12+ years
| 4h 4min | Genres: Action, Crime, Science Fiction
SupermanRating: 2.8/5 (with 1010 votes)
Superman is a 1948 15-part Columbia Pictures film serial based on the comic book character Superman. It stars an uncredited Kirk Alyn (billed on-screen only by his character's name, Superman; but credited as Kirk Alyn on the promotional posters) and Noel Neill as Lois Lane. Like Batman (1943), it is notable as the first live-action appearance of Superman on film, and for the longevity of its distribution. The serial was directed by Thomas Carr, who later directed many early episodes of the Adventures of Superman television series, and Spencer Gordon Bennet, produced by Sam Katzman, and shot in and around Los Angeles, California. It was originally screened at movie matinées, and after the first three scene-setting chapters, every episode ends in a cliffhanger. The Superman-in-flight scenes are animations, in part due to the small ... ()
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About Superman

Superman comes to Earth as a child and grows up to be his home's first superhero with his first major challenge being to oppose The Spider Lady.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on: "Superman" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 4 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 02/20/1953 (World premiere: 07/15/1948)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Tod der Schwarzen Spinne"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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Other movies with this title: Superman (US, 1941), Superman (CH/GB/US, 1978), Superman (IN, 1980), Superman (IN, 1987), Superman (IN, 1997), Superman (IN, 2023)

WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:142201, Added: 03/30/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024