Superman: The Christopher Reeve Collection DVD (2006) Christopher Reeve, Donner

Title: Superman: The Christopher Reeve Collection Leading Actor: Christopher Reeve Region: Region 2 Duration: 455 mins Format: DVD / Box Set Type: DVD No. of Discs: 9 disc(s) Studio / Publisher: Warner Bros. Home Ent. UK Release Date: 20 Nov 2006 Edition: Box Set

All four original Superman films starring Christopher Reeve in the title role. In 'Superman - The Movie' (1978), a baby from the planet Krypton develops superhuman powers under Earth's yellow sun. As an adult (Reeve) he dons red cape and pants, and flies across the world doing good deeds, whilst also hiding behind the alias of mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent. Fellow journalist Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) falls for the muscleman in tights without realising he and her bumbling colleague are one and the same. This special-effects laden adaptation of the DC Comics character also features Marlon Brando in a highly-paid cameo and Gene Hackman as evil mastermind criminal Lex Luthor. Director Richard Lester provides a slightly tongue-in-cheek sequel with 'Superman 2' (1980), in which our hero continues to outstrip speeding bullets and leap tall buildings in a single bound, this time while preventing three arch-enemies from space from achieving world domination. In 'Superman 3' (1983), synthetic Kryptonite turns the normally upstanding Superman into a low-grade Supersleaze, clearing the path for a megalomaniac tycoon (Robert Vaughn) and a computer whiz (Richard Pryor) to take over the world. Finally, in 'Superman 4: The Quest For Peace' (1987), Superman, moved by a schoolboy's request, determines to rid the world of nuclear weapons. However, his arch enemy Lex Luthor (Hackman), now a nuclear arms entrepreneur, clones Nuclear Man (Mark Pillow) from a strand of the hero's hair and the two mighty men battle it out in space. Meanwhile, back on Earth, love for Clark Kent causes dating difficulties for Superman and Lois Lane.