The Making of Superman the Movie

224 pp. 16 pages of black-and-white photos. Superman the Movie took four years, 1000 people, eleven separate film units, three studios, filming on three continents and in eight countries and over a million feet of film. Now, you can read the whole story of the spectacular and complex undertaking in this first-hand report by a writer who was there. Learn how they cast the film. Discover from the stars themselves how they solved the unique problems involved in transforming legendary characters into human beings. Penetrated the special effects wizardry: learn how Krypton was built and destroyed, how Superman was made to fly--the secrest of engineering, illusion and photography. Share the heartaches, headaches, dangers and dilemmas of the makers of the film.