Superman: The Movie Poster: Museum Object and Cultural History
Superman: The Movie Poster: Date made: 1978. date used: 1979. associated person: Puzo, Mario.
The object in the museum catalogue
Poster for the 1978 film Superman: The Movie. The poster features a montage of movie scenes with a picture of Superman flying in middle and appearing to burst out of the poster. Richard Donner directed this superhero adventure film starring Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, and Gene Hackman.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date made: 1978
- date used: 1979
- associated person: Puzo, Mario
- associated person: Kidder, Margot
- associated person: McClure, Marc
- depicted; associated person: Reeve, Christopher
- Object Name: Poster
- Physical Description: cardboard (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 35 in x 23 1/4 in; 88.9 cm x 59.055 cm
- place made: United States: California, Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks
- general subject association: Motion Pictures
- Subject: Superman
- ID Number: 1987.0213.031
- accession number: 1987.0213
- catalog number: 1987.0213.031
- Credit Line: DC Comics, Incorporated
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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