Synopsis
The story of the development of the visual effects used in the first Christopher Reeve Superman film.
Movie Information
- Director
- Michael Thau
- Release Year
- 2001
- Runtime
- 24 minutes
- Genre
- Documentary
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 (3 votes)
Top Cast
Roy Field
Himself
Marc McClure
Himself
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