The roles fit, the effects for their time were great, and the script was wonderful. Superman returns to earth after spending five years in space examining his homeworld krypton. Kirk alyn was an american actor, best known for being the first actor to play the dc comics character superman in liveaction for the 1948 movie serial superman and its 1950 sequel atom man vs. Superman comes to earth superman 1948 is a 15part blackandwhite columbia film serial based on the comic book character superman. The movie is a 1978 superhero film directed by richard donner, based on the dc comics character of the same name. That was the promise offered on posters of 1978s superman also known as superman. But he finds things have changed while he was gone, and he must. Kirk alyn superman, noel neill lois lane, carol forman spider lady. Superman 1948 kirk alyn and noel neill in superman 1948 kirk alyn in.
Superman, as well as blackhawk from the blackhawk movie serial in 1952, and general sam lane in 1978s superman. Superman comes to earth as a child and grows up to be his homes first. Superman is a 1948 15part blackandwhite columbia pictures film serial based on the comic book character superman. By 1948, superman was already a cultural icon thanks to his appearance in comics, cartoons and a. Evolution of superman in movies and tv in 12 minutes.
It stars an uncredited kirk alyn billed only by his character name, superman. Yeah i grant you, the special effects are hokey, but you dont need rockemsockem visuals to make a movie, just a great. Alyn et neill depeints superman et lois lane dans le film en serie superman 1948 et atom man vs superman. The most popular of these was flash gordon, something of a phenomenon in the serial world. Like batman 1943, it is notable as the first liveaction appearance of superman on film, and for the longevity of its distribution.
A film director since 1961 donner turned to movie work full time with 1968s salt and. When it was cool takes a look back at the 1948 movie serial superman. Its amazing to me, that movies like this can still hold up against movies that are made with the gross national product of a small country. The man with two brainssuperman iiitrading placespsycho ii 1983 tv episode.
And while kirk alyns two serial outings as the last son of krypton, superman 1948. The 15chapter serial, superman 1948, is best in its early chapters as it details. Reeves replacement for a rebooted superman film franchise in the. I have read that in 194041 republic pictures was negotiating to make a superman serial, when that fell through they made their classic captain marvel, the flying sequences in that were done with a combination of shots of actor tom tyler, stuntman dave sharpe and the use of a slightly oversize dummy later used in the rocketmancommando cody serials, even today those flying sequences hold up. Antboy comedy movie adventure family english free full film duration. Im only doing live action filmstv shows christopher reeve superman iiv tom welling smallvile tv series brandon routh superman returns henry cavill dceu tyler hoechlin supergirl tv. It is based on the dc comics character of the same name and stars marlon brando, gene hackman, christopher reeve, margot kidder, glenn ford, phyllis thaxter, jackie cooper, trevor howard, marc mcclure, terence stamp, valerie perrine, and ned beatty. Requiem is a highvalue fanfilm that depicts the life of superman several years after the events of superman returns, and takes into account the events of superman 1978, superman ii.
The movie in some listings and reference sources is a 1978 superhero film directed by richard donner. It stars an uncredited kirk alyn billed only by his character. An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive homes first and greatest superhero. Clickez ici pour telecharger superman 1978 35mm hd 1080p repack par davicroquette lien multi. The closing shots of superman in space were lifted from superman 1978. The movierichard donners 1978 epic about the man of steel showed how a film about a superhero could be a moving and romantic experience. Superman christopher reeve does his best to fix the damage that the second missile did after hitting californias san andreas.
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