Film of the Day: In Front of Your Face

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MOVIE

Superman

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING FILM SERIES NEWS

1978

143 minutes (2 hrs 23 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Richard Donner

Starring

Marlon Brando · Gene Hackman · Christopher Reeve · Ned Beatty · Jackie Cooper · Glenn Ford

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 15th December 1978

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 15th Dec '78
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £1 Million
Total chart weeks: 21

US box office

Box Office debut: 15th Dec '78
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $7.5 Million
Total chart weeks: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

15 Dec, 1978
1

22 Dec, 1978
1

29 Dec, 1978
1

5 Jan, 1979
1

12 Jan, 1979
1

19 Jan, 1979
1

26 Jan, 1979
3

2 Feb, 1979
3

9 Feb, 1979
3

16 Feb, 1979
3

23 Feb, 1979
3

2 Mar, 1979
6

9 Mar, 1979
7

16 Mar, 1979
7

23 Mar, 1979
7

30 Mar, 1979
6

US box office

15 Dec, 1978
1

22 Dec, 1978
2

29 Dec, 1978
1

Global box office

Other movies in this series

Superman

Superman II

Superman III

Superman IV: The Quest For Peace

Certificates

US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£13.3 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$134.2 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

$300.2 Million

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Director

Role

Richard Donner

Directed By

Marlon
Brando

Ned
Beatty

Susannah
York

John
Ratzenberger

Actor

Character

Marlon Brando

Jor-El

Gene Hackman

Lex Luthor

Christopher Reeve

Superman / Clark Kent

Ned Beatty

Otis

Jackie Cooper

Perry White

Glenn Ford

Pa Kent

Trevor Howard

1st Elder

Margot Kidder

Lois Lane

Jack O'Halloran

Non

Valerie Perrine

Eve Teschmacher

Maria Schell

Vond-Ah

Terence Stamp

General Zod

Phyllis Thaxter

Ma Kent

Susannah York

Lara

Jeff East

Young Clark Kent

Marc McClure

Jimmy Olsen

Sarah Douglas

Ursa

Harry Andrews

2nd Elder

Vass Anderson

3rd Elder

John Hollis

4th Elder

James Garbutt

5th Elder

Michael Gover

6th Elder

David Neal

7th Elder

William Russell

8th Elder

Penelope Lee

9th Elder

John Stuart

10th Elder

Alan Cullen

11th Elder

Lee Quigley

Baby Kal-El

Aaron Smolinski

Baby Clark Kent

Diane Sherry Case

Lana Lang

Jeff Atcheson

Coach

Brad Flock

Brad

David Petrou

Team Manager

Billy J. Mitchell

1st Editor

Robert Henderson

2nd Editor

Larry Lamb

1st Reporter

James Brockington

2nd Reporter

John Cassady

3rd Reporter

John F. Parker

4th Reporter

Antony Scott

5th Reporter

Ray Evans

6th Reporter

Sue Shifrin

7th Reporter

Miquel Brown

8th Reporter

Vincent Marzello

1st Copy Boy

Benjamin Feitelson

2nd Copy Boy

Lise Hilboldt

1st Secretary

Leueen Willoughby

2nd Secretary

Jill Ingham

Perry's Secretary

Pieter Stuyck

Window Cleaner

Rex Reed

Weston Gavin

Mugger

Steve Kahan

Officer 1

Ray Hassett

Officer 2

Randy Jurgensen

Officer 3

Matt Russo

News Vendor

Colin Skeaping

Pilot

Bo Rucker

Pimp

Paul Avery

TV Cameraman

David Baxt

Burglar

George Harris II

Patrolman Mooney

Michael Harrigan

1st Hood

John Cording

2nd Hood

Raymond Thompson

3rd Hood

Oz Clarke

4th Hood

Rex Everhart

Desk Sergeant

Jayne Tottman

Little Girl

Frank Lazarus

Air Force One Pilot

Brian Protheroe

Co Pilot

Lawrence Trimble

1st Crewman

Robert Whelan

2nd Crewman

David Calder

3rd Crewman

Norwich Duff

Newscaster

Keith Alexander

Newscaster

Michael Ensign

Newscaster

Larry Hagman

Major

Paul Tuerpe

Sgt. Hayley

Graham McPherson

Lieutenant

David Yorston

Petty Officer

Robert O'Neill

Admiral

Robert MacLeod

General

John Ratzenberger

1st Controller

Alan Tilvern

2nd Controller

Phil Brown

State Senator

Bill Bailey

2nd Senator

Burnell Tucker

Agent

Chief Tug Smith

Indian Chief

Norman Warwick

Superchief Driver

Chuck Julian

Assistant

Colin Etherington

Power Co. Driver

Mark Wynter

Mate

Roy Stevens

Warden

Kirk Alyn

General Sam Lane

Bruce Boa

General (extended version)

Robert Dahdah

Newspaper Customer

David de Keyser

Warden

Richard Donner

Man in Street (extended version)

Harry Fielder

Policeman

Edward Finneran

Special Football Player

Aidan Harrington

Reporter

Alan Harris

Man on Daily Planet Rooftop

Rob Hawk

Little Boy with Mom

George Leech

Man in Office

Noel Neill

Ella Lane

Shane Rimmer

Naval Transport Commander

Pam Rose

Reporter

Tony Selby

Hood

Byron Sotiris

Man in Street

Marco St. John

Mugger's Arm in Alley

Guy Standeven

Man in Street Watching TV