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

"The funniest Superhero story ever!"

1975

1h 32m

4.4(15 votes)

Comedy

TV Movie

Science Fiction

Action

Music

Overview

TV adaptation of the campy 1960s Broadway musical about the Man of Steel, his friends, his enemies, and his self-image problems.

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Jack Regas
Written by: Lee Adams
Robert Benton
Produced by: Norman Twain
Hal Prince

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