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
Sam Hamm
Bob Gale
John Calley
Peter Guber
John Williams
Robert Benton
Ilya Salkind
Pierre Spengler
Alexander Salkind
Paul Levitz
Jenette Kahn
Leslie Newman
Richard Donner
Tom Mankiewicz
Marlon Brando
Terence Stamp
Lynn Stalmaster
Christopher Reeve
David Prowse
Margot Kidder
Susannah York
Jeff East
Stuart Baird
Jackie Cooper
Jack O'Halloran
Sarah Douglas
Michael Uslan
Paul Hitchcock
Marc McClure
Geoffrey Unsworth
Roy Button
Peter MacDonald
Norman Reynolds
Peter Young
Vic Armstrong
Zoran Perisic
Stuart Freeborn
Richard Lester
Peter Murton
Robert Paynter
Ken Thorne
Annette O'Toole
Jeannot Szwarc
Terry Ackland-Snow
Helen Slater
Menahem Golan
Yoram Globus
Mark Rosenthal