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Cast
Christopher Reeve | As: Clark Kent / Superman | |
Margot Kidder | As: Lois Lane | |
Gene Hackman | As: Lex Luthor | |
Marlon Brando | As: Jor-El | |
Ned Beatty | As: Otis |
Storyline
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
Tagline: | You'll believe a man can fly. |
Certification: | PG |
Details
Genres: Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
Language: English
Release Date: 14 December 1978
Country: GB, US
Runtime: 143m
Film Collections
Company Credits
Company: Dovemead Films, Alexander and Ilya Salkind Productions, International Film Production
Budget: $55,000,000
Revenue: $300,500,000
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Cast
Christopher Reeve |
Clark Kent / Superman |
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Margot Kidder |
Lois Lane |
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Gene Hackman |
Lex Luthor |
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Marlon Brando |
Jor-El |
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Ned Beatty |
Otis |
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Jackie Cooper |
Perry White |
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Glenn Ford |
Pa Kent |
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Trevor Howard |
1st Elder |
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Jack O'Halloran |
Non |
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Valerie Perrine |
Eve Teschmacher |
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Maria Schell |
Vond-Ah |
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Terence Stamp |
General Zod |
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Phyllis Thaxter |
Ma Kent |
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Susannah York |
Lara |
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Jeff East |
Young Clark Kent |
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Marc McClure |
Jimmy Olsen |
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Sarah Douglas |
Ursa |
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Harry Andrews |
2nd Elder |
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Diane Sherry Case |
Lana Lang |
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Vass Anderson |
3rd Elder |
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John Hollis |
4th Elder |
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James Garbutt |
5th Elder |
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Michael Gover |
6th Elder |
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David Neal |
7th Elder |
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William Russell |
8th Elder |
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Penelope Lee |
9th Elder |
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John Stuart |
10th Elder |
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Alan Cullen |
11th Elder |
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Aaron Smolinski |
Baby Clark Kent |
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Billy J. Mitchell |
1st Editor |
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Robert Henderson |
2nd Editor |
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Larry Lamb |
1st Reporter |
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John Cassady |
3rd Reporter |
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John F. Parker |
4th Reporter |
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Harry Scott |
5th Reporter |
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Ray Evans |
6th Reporter |
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Miquel Brown |
8th Reporter |
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Vincent Marzello |
1st Copy Boy |
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Benjamin Feitelson |
2nd Copy Boy |
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Lise Hilboldt |
1st Secretary |
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Leueen Willoughby |
2nd Secretary |
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Rex Reed |
Rex Reed |
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Weston Gavin |
Mugger |
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Steve Kahan |
Officer 1 |
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Ray Hassett |
Officer 2 |
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Randy Jurgensen |
Officer 3 |
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Matt Russo |
News Vendor |
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Colin Skeaping |
Pilot |
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Bo Rucker |
Pimp |
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Paul Avery |
TV Cameraman |
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David Baxt |
Burglar |
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George Harris II |
Patrolman Mooney |
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John Cording |
2nd Hood |
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Oz Clarke |
4th Hood |
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Rex Everhart |
Desk Sergeant |
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Jayne Tottman |
Little Girl |
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Frank Lazarus |
Air Force One Pilot |
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Brian Protheroe |
Co Pilot |
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Lawrence Trimble |
1st Crewman |
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Robert Whelan |
2nd Crewman |
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David Calder |
3rd Crewman |
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Norwich Duff |
Newscaster |
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Keith Alexander |
Newscaster |
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Michael Ensign |
Newscaster |
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Larry Hagman |
Major |
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Paul Tuerpe |
Sgt. Hayley |
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Graham McPherson |
Lieutenant |
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David Yorston |
Petty Officer |
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Robert O'Neill |
Admiral |
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Robert MacLeod |
General |
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John Ratzenberger |
1st Controller |
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Alan Tilvern |
2nd Controller |
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Phil Brown |
State Senator |
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Bill Bailey |
2nd Senator |
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Burnell Tucker |
Agent |
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Chief Tug Smith |
Indian Chief |
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Norman Warwick |
Superchief Driver |
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Chuck Julian |
Assistant |
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Mark Wynter |
Mate |
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Roy Stevens |
Warden |
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Noel Neill |
Ella Lane (uncredited) |
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Kirk Alyn |
Sam Lane (uncredited) |
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Tony Selby |
Hood (uncredited) |
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Bruce Boa |
General (extended version) (uncredited) |
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David de Keyser |
Warden (voice) (uncredited) |
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Richard Donner |
Man in Street (extended version) (uncredited) |
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Harry Fielder |
Policeman (uncredited) |
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Alan Harris |
Man on Daily Planet Rooftop (uncredited) |
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Shane Rimmer |
Naval Transport Commander (uncredited) |
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Marco St. John |
Mugger's Arm in Alley (uncredited) |
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Barrie Holland |
New York Businessman (uncredited) |
Directed By
Richard Donner |
Director |
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John Glen |
Second Unit Director |
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Elaine Schreyeck |
Continuity |
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Vincent Winter |
Assistant Director |
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Kieron Phipps |
Second Assistant Director |
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Roy Button |
Second Assistant Director |
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Michael Green |
Second Assistant Director |
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Simon Milton |
Second Assistant Director |
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Gareth Tandy |
Assistant Director |
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David Lane |
Second Unit Director |
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Jerry Grandey |
Assistant Director |
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David Tomblin |
Assistant Director |
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Steve Lanning |
Second Assistant Director |
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Michael Hook |
Second Assistant Director |
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Betsy Norton |
Continuity |
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Josie Fulford |
Continuity |
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Robert Lynn |
Second Unit Director |
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Michael Dryhurst |
Assistant Director |
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Allan James |
Assistant Director |
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Keith Lund |
Second Assistant Director |
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Patrick Cadell |
Second Assistant Director |
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Peter Jacobs |
Second Assistant Director |
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Candace Suerstedt |
Second Assistant Director |
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Bud Grace |
Assistant Director |
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Michael Rauch |
Assistant Director |
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Kay Rawlings |
Continuity |
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Dominic Fulford |
Assistant Director |
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Doris Martin |
Continuity |
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Katya Kolpaktchy |
Continuity |
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Rita Davison |
Continuity |
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Michael Murray |
Second Assistant Director |
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Charles Marriott |
Second Assistant Director |
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Angela Martelli |
Continuity |
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Vic Smith |
Second Assistant Director |
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Peter L. Bergquist |
Second Assistant Director |
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David Tomblin |
Second Unit Director |
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John Barry |
Second Unit Director |
Writing Credits
Robert Benton |
Screenplay |
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Mario Puzo |
Story |
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David Newman |
Screenplay |
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Jerry Siegel |
Characters |
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Leslie Newman |
Screenplay |
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Joe Shuster |
Characters |
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Mario Puzo |
Screenplay |
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Tom Mankiewicz |
Writer |
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Production Crew
Ilya Salkind |
Executive Producer |
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Pierre Spengler |
Producer |
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Charles F. Greenlaw |
Associate Producer |
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Lynn Stalmaster |
Casting |
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Tim Hampton |
Production Supervisor |
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Timothy Burrill |
Production Supervisor |
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Michael J. Duthie |
Production Coordinator |
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Maria Monreal |
Executive Assistant |
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Austen Jewell |
Production Manager |
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Chris Coles |
Location Manager |
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Jeanne Ferber |
Executive Assistant |
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Les Kimber |
Production Manager |
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Geoffrey Helman |
Production Executive |
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Peter A. Runfolo |
Production Manager |
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Graham Henderson |
Assistant Accountant |
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Mary Selway |
Casting |
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Douglas Noakes |
Production Accountant |
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Robert Simmonds |
Production Supervisor |
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Dusty Symonds |
Production Manager |
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Edited By
Stuart Baird |
Editor |
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Michael Ellis |
Editor |
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Bob Mullen |
First Assistant Editor |
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Tim Jordan |
Assistant Editor |
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Neil Farrell |
Assistant Editor |
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George Akers |
Assistant Editor |
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Christopher Morris |
Assistant Editor |
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Mike Round |
Assistant Editor |
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Colin Wilson |
Assistant Editor |
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David Beesley |
Assistant Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Elvira Angelinetta |
Wardrobe Assistant |
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Helen Gill |
Wardrobe Assistant |
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Austin Cooper |
Wardrobe Assistant |
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Janet Tebrooke |
Wardrobe Assistant |
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Ruth Morley |
Costumer |
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Colin Wilson |
Wardrobe Assistant |
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Eddie Silva |
Wardrobe Assistant |
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Pat McDermott |
Hairdresser |
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Yvonne Blake |
Costume Design |
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Kay Freeborn |
Makeup Artist |
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Darby Halpin |
Hairdresser |
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Jamie Brown |
Makeup Artist |
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Cathy Kevany |
Hairdresser |
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Basil Newall |
Makeup Artist |
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Iloe Elliott |
Hairdresser |
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Stuart Freeborn |
Makeup Supervisor |
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Louis Lane |
Makeup Artist |
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Nick Maley |
Makeup Artist |
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Sylvia Croft |
Makeup Artist |
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Phil Rhodes |
Makeup Artist |
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Stella Rivers |
Hairdresser |
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Joan White |
Hairdresser |
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Graham Freeborn |
Makeup Artist |
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Connie Reeve |
Makeup Artist |
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Betty Adamson |
Wardrobe Supervisor |
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Barbara Gillett |
Wardrobe Assistant |
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Sound
John Williams |
Original Music Composer |
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Charles Schmitz |
Sound Mixer |
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Brian Marshall |
Sound Mixer |
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Leonard Green |
Assistant Dialogue Editor |
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Pat Foster |
Dialogue Editor |
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Robert Hathaway |
Music Editor |
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Ken Ross |
Music Editor |
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Herbert W. Spencer |
Orchestrator |
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Michael Hopkins |
Dialogue Editor |
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John Foster |
Sound Effects |
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Stan Fiferman |
Sound Effects |
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Chris Large |
Sound Mixer |
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Arthur Morton |
Orchestrator |
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Richard Raguse |
Sound Mixer |
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Eric Tomlinson |
Scoring Mixer |
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Gordon K. McCallum |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Roy Charman |
Sound Mixer |
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Chris Greenham |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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Norman Bolland |
Sound Mixer |
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Peter Pennell |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Visual Effects
Brian Smithies |
Modeling |
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Les Bowie |
Special Effects Supervisor |
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Roy Field |
Visual Effects Supervisor |
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Derek Meddings |
Modeling |
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Jeff Luff |
Modeling |
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Andrew Kelly |
Modeling |
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Tony Dunsterville |
Modeling |
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Ray Caple |
Matte Painter |
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Russ Woolnough |
Visual Effects Assistant Editor |
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Cyril Forster |
Modeling |
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Tadeusz Krzyzanowski |
Modeling |
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Terry Reed |
Modeling |
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Liz Lettman |
Matte Painter |
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Doug Ferris |
Matte Painter |
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Denis Rich |
Visual Effects Designer |
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Colin Chilvers |
Special Effects Supervisor |
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Camera
Geoffrey Unsworth |
Director of Photography |
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Peter Allwork |
Aerial Director of Photography |
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Jack Atcheler |
Additional Photography |
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Reginald H. Morris |
Additional Photography |
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Gordon Hayman |
Camera Operator |
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Jack Courtland |
Camera Operator |
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David Lenham |
Assistant Camera |
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Tom Ryan |
Assistant Camera |
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John J. Campbell |
Assistant Camera |
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Alex Thomson |
Additional Photography |
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Howard A. Anderson III |
Camera Operator |
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Alan Gatward |
Assistant Camera |
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James Devis |
Camera Operator |
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Ronnie Anscombe |
Assistant Camera |
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Peter MacDonald |
Camera Operator |
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Ginger Gemmel |
Camera Operator |
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Ken Coles |
Camera Operator |
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Sol Negrin |
Additional Photography |
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John Morgan |
Camera Operator |
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John Harris |
Camera Operator |
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Ronnie Fox Rogers |
Camera Operator |
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Roy Ford |
Camera Operator |
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Peter Versey |
Assistant Camera |
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Mike Chevalier |
Camera Operator |
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Trevor Coop |
Assistant Camera |
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Geoff Glover |
Camera Operator |
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John Deaton |
Assistant Camera |
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Domenic Mastrippolito |
Assistant Camera |
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George Pink |
Camera Operator |
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Lou Barlia |
Camera Operator |
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Rod Parkhurst |
Camera Operator |
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Robert E. Collins |
Additional Photography |
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Jonathan Taylor |
Assistant Camera |
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Jack Lowen |
Camera Operator |
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Bob Penn |
Still Photographer |
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James A. Contner |
Camera Operator |
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Douglas Luke |
Still Photographer |
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David Wynn-Jones |
First Assistant Camera |
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Mike Fox |
Camera Operator |
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Lighting
Bert Bosher |
Electrician |
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Jack Thetford |
Electrician |
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John Tythe |
Chief Lighting Technician |
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Freddie Webster |
Electrician |
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Maurice Gillett |
Chief Lighting Technician |
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Ray Meehan |
Electrician |
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John May |
Electrician |
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Ray Evans |
Electrician |
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Harry Woodley |
Electrician |
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Art Department
John Barry |
Production Design |
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George Dean |
Painter |
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Maurice Fowler |
Supervising Art Director |
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Bill Brodie |
Supervising Art Director |
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Stan Jolley |
Art Direction |
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Michael Redding |
Construction Manager |
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Ted Ambrose |
Draughtsman |
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Herman Lowers |
Construction Manager |
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George Ball |
Property Master |
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Alan Cassie |
Draughtsman |
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Roy Evans |
Construction Manager |
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Eddie Francis |
Props |
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Jack Carter |
Construction Manager |
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Gene Rudolf |
Art Direction |
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Fred Weiler |
Set Decoration |
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Dennis Bosher |
Draughtsman |
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Larry Cleary |
Construction Manager |
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Danny Skundric |
Property Master |
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Denis Rich |
Main Title Designer |
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Tony Rimmington |
Draughtsman |
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Harry Kersey |
Construction Manager |
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Ernest Archer |
Art Direction |
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Philip Bennet |
Art Direction |
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Norman Dorme |
Art Direction |
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Peter Howitt |
Set Decoration |
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Norman Reynolds |
Art Direction |
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Steve Cooper |
Set Designer |
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Stuart Craig |
Art Direction |
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Tony Reading |
Art Direction |
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Leslie Dilley |
Art Direction |
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Reg Bream |
Draughtsman |
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Other Crew
Robert Lynn |
Second Unit |
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Richard Hackman |
Stunts |
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Greg Powell |
Stunts |
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Vic Armstrong |
Stunt Coordinator |
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John Richardson |
Special Effects |
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R.A. MacDonald |
Special Effects |
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Norman Enfield |
Additional Writing |
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Ernest Smith |
Scenic Artist |
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Ron Burton |
Special Effects Technician |
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Zoran Perisic |
Special Effects |
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Joe Fitt |
Special Effects Technician |
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Stuart Fell |
Stunts |
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Peter Biggs |
Special Effects Technician |
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Bill Beavis |
Scenic Artist |
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Robert Nugent |
Special Effects Technician |
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Jimmy Harris |
Special Effects Technician |
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Bill Weston |
Stunts |
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Brian Warner |
Special Effects Technician |
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Alex Stevens |
Stunt Coordinator |
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Peter Pickering |
Special Effects Technician |
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Michael Dunleavy |
Special Effects Technician |
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Paul Weston |
Stunts |
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George Lane Cooper |
Stunts |
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Frank Richardson |
Special Effects Technician |
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Alf Joint |
Stunt Coordinator |
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Richard E. Butler |
Stunts |
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Roy Spencer |
Special Effects Technician |
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Terry Schubert |
Special Effects Technician |
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Rodney Fuller |
Special Effects Technician |
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Wendy Leech |
Stunts |
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Peter Watson |
Visual Effects Editor |
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