Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
ActionAdventureScience Fiction
With global superpowers engaged in an increasingly hostile arms race, Superman leads a crusade to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But Lex Luthor, recently sprung from jail, is declaring war on the Man of Steel and his quest to save the planet. Using a strand of Superman's hair, Luthor synthesizes a powerful ally known as Nuclear Man and ignites an epic battle spanning Earth and space.
Director:
Sidney J. Furie
Writers:
Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal.
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Christopher Reeve Superman / Clark Kent |
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Margot Kidder Lois Lane |
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Gene Hackman Lex Luthor |
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Jackie Cooper Perry White |
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Marc McClure Jimmy Olsen |
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Jon Cryer Lenny |
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Sam Wanamaker David Warfield |
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Mariel Hemingway Lacy Warfield |
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Mark Pillow Nuclear Man |
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Damian McLawhorn Jeremy |
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William Hootkins Harry Howler |
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Jim Broadbent Jean Pierre Dubois |
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Stanley Lebor General Romoff |
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Don Fellows Levon Hornsby |
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Robert Beatty U.S. President |
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Bradley Lavelle Tall Marshall |
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Mac McDonald Marshall #2 |
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Steve Plytas Russian General #2 |
Directing | Sidney J. Furie | Director |
Writing | Lawrence Konner | Screenplay |
Writing | Mark Rosenthal | Screenplay |
Production | Yoram Globus | Producer |
Production | Menahem Golan | Producer |
Sound | Alexander Courage | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Ernest Day | Director of Photography |
Editing | John Shirley | Editor |
Writing | Christopher Reeve | Story |
Writing | Lawrence Konner | Story |
Writing | Mark Rosenthal | Story |
Writing | Joe Shuster | Characters |
Writing | Jerry Siegel | Characters |
Production | Graham Easton | Associate Producer |
Production | Michael J. Kagan | Executive Producer |
Art | John Graysmark | Production Design |
Costume & Make-Up | John Bloomfield | Costume Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Stuart Freeborn | Makeup Department Head |