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It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!

The funniest Superhero story ever!
1975 | 92m | English

(480 votes)

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TV adaptation of the campy 1960s Broadway musical about the Man of Steel, his friends, his enemies, and his self-image problems.
Release Date: Feb 21, 1975
Director: Jack Regas
Writer: Lee Adams, Romeo Muller, David Newman, Robert Benton
Genres: Comedy, Action, Science Fiction, Music, TV Movie
Keywords musical, superhero, based on comic, based on play or musical, super power, broadway musical, superhuman strength
Production Companies ABC Television Studio
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Aug 10, 2025
Entered: Apr 28, 2024
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Name Character
David Wilson Superman/Clark Kent
Lesley Ann Warren Lois Lane
David Wayne Dr. Abner Sedgwick
Loretta Swit Sydney
Kenneth Mars Max Mencken
Gary Owens Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Phil Leeds MIT Technician
Harvey Lembeck Gangster
Allen Ludden Perry White
Al Molinaro Gangster
Malachi Throne Crime Boss
Lou Wills Jr. Gangster
Danny Goldman Newsroom Copy Boy
Geoffrey Horne Ray Clive
George Chandler Jonathan Kent
Irene Tedrow Martha Kent
Stuart Goetz Jerry
Michael Lembeck Joe
Joanna Kerns Citizen (uncredited)
Name Job
Jack Regas Director
Lee Adams Writer, Lyricist
Harvey Berger Editor
Grant Johnson Editor
Ken Johnson Art Direction
Bill Belew Costume Design
Laura Lee Hairdresser
Jack Thompson Production Manager
Borden Newman Assistant Art Director
Gordon Klimuck Sound
Al Mello Music Coordinator
Fred Werner Conductor, Orchestrator
Urve Kuusik Director of Photography
Romeo Muller Writer
David Newman Theatre Play, Writer
Robert Benton Theatre Play, Writer
Charles Strouse Original Music Composer, Music, Songs
William Tuttle Makeup Artist
Jerry Siegel Characters
Joe Shuster Characters
Name Title
Norman Twain Producer
Elliot F. Alexander Associate Producer
Hal Prince Producer
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