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Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman

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2006
1h 55m
7.6(30 votes)
Documentary

Overview

The history of the comic book superhero, Superman, in his various media incarnations.

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Production Companies

DC
Bad Hat Harry Productions
Prometheus Entertainment

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Cast & Crew

38 members
Acting

Kevin Spacey

Narrator (voice)

Kevin Spacey
Directing

Richard Donner

Self

Richard Donner
Directing

Bryan Singer

Self

Bryan Singer
Writing

Stan Lee

Self

Stan Lee
Acting

Brandon Routh

Self

Brandon Routh
Acting

Dean Cain

Self

Dean Cain
Acting

Margot Kidder

Self

Margot Kidder
Acting

Lesley Ann Warren

Self

Lesley Ann Warren
Acting

Annette O'Toole

Self

Annette O'Toole
Acting

Kate Bosworth

Self

Kate Bosworth
Acting

Mark Hamill

Self

Mark Hamill
Acting

Adam West

Superman

Adam West
Acting

Gene Simmons

Self

Gene Simmons
Acting

Jack Larson

Self

Jack Larson
Acting

Mark Waid

Self

Mark Waid
Acting

Chuck McCann

Self

Chuck McCann
Writing

Gail Simone

Self

No Image
Acting

Paul Levitz

Self

No Image
Acting

Noel Neill

Self

Noel Neill
Acting

Bill Mumy

Self

Bill Mumy
Acting

Dennis O'Neil

Self

Dennis O'Neil
Production

Ilya Salkind

Self

No Image
Writing

Tom Mankiewicz

Self

Tom Mankiewicz
Acting

Jackie Cooper

Self

Jackie Cooper
Acting

Mike Carlin

Self

No Image
Acting

Gerard Christopher

Self

Gerard Christopher
Writing

Alfred Gough

Self

Alfred Gough
Writing

Miles Millar

Self

Miles Millar
Acting

Dan Didio

Self

No Image
Writing

Elliot S. Maggin

Self

No Image
Production

Jon Peters

Self

Jon Peters
Writing

Michael Dougherty

Self

Michael Dougherty
Writing

Dan Harris

Self

Dan Harris
Acting

Sam Huntington

Self

Sam Huntington
Acting

Stockard Channing

Self

Stockard Channing
Acting

Jerry Seinfeld

Self

Jerry Seinfeld
Production

Thomas Tull

Self

Thomas Tull
Acting

Forrest J. Ackerman

Self

Forrest J. Ackerman

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