Superman: The Movie

E162858

American film film superhero film

Superman: The Movie is a 1978 superhero film that brought the DC Comics character Superman to the big screen in a landmark, big-budget adaptation directed by Richard Donner and starring Christopher Reeve.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Superman (1978 film)	42
Superman: The Movie canonical	9
Superman	3
Superman (1978)	2
Superman: The Movie (1978 film)	2
Superman (1978 movie poster)	1
film "Superman"	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1414885 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Superman: The Movie
Context triple: [Jeff East, notableWork, Superman: The Movie]

A. Superman III
Superman III is a 1983 superhero film in the Superman franchise that blends comic-book action with broad comedy, notably featuring Richard Pryor in a prominent supporting role.
B. Superman
Superman is an iconic DC Comics superhero, also known as Clark Kent, who possesses extraordinary powers such as super strength, flight, and invulnerability and stands as a symbol of hope and justice.
C. Man of Steel
Man of Steel is a 2013 superhero film directed by Zack Snyder that reboots the Superman franchise, starring Henry Cavill as the titular hero.
D. Batman (1989 film)
Batman (1989 film) is a dark, stylistic superhero movie that redefined the cinematic portrayal of the DC Comics character through its gothic atmosphere, iconic performances, and influential production design.
E. Superwoman
"Superwoman" is an empowering R&B ballad by Alicia Keys that celebrates female strength, resilience, and self-worth.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Superman: The Movie
Target entity description: Superman: The Movie is a 1978 superhero film that brought the DC Comics character Superman to the big screen in a landmark, big-budget adaptation directed by Richard Donner and starring Christopher Reeve.

A. Superman III
Superman III is a 1983 superhero film in the Superman franchise that blends comic-book action with broad comedy, notably featuring Richard Pryor in a prominent supporting role.
B. Superman
Superman is an iconic DC Comics superhero, also known as Clark Kent, who possesses extraordinary powers such as super strength, flight, and invulnerability and stands as a symbol of hope and justice.
C. Man of Steel
Man of Steel is a 2013 superhero film directed by Zack Snyder that reboots the Superman franchise, starring Henry Cavill as the titular hero.
D. Batman (1989 film)
Batman (1989 film) is a dark, stylistic superhero movie that redefined the cinematic portrayal of the DC Comics character through its gothic atmosphere, iconic performances, and influential production design.
E. Superwoman
"Superwoman" is an empowering R&B ballad by Alicia Keys that celebrates female strength, resilience, and self-worth.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film ⓘ film ⓘ superhero film ⓘ
basedOn	DC Comics character Superman ⓘ Superman ⓘ
cinematographyBy	Geoffrey Unsworth ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
director	Richard Donner ⓘ
distributedBy	Warner Bros. ⓘ linked to: Warner Bros. Pictures
editedBy	Stuart Baird ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Clark Kent ⓘ linked to: Superman Jimmy Olsen ⓘ Jor-El ⓘ Lex Luthor ⓘ Lois Lane ⓘ linked to: Lois Lane (fictional character) Perry White ⓘ Superman ⓘ
followedBy	Superman II ⓘ
genre	action film ⓘ adventure film ⓘ science fiction film ⓘ superhero film ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
musicBy	John Williams ⓘ
notableFor	groundbreaking visual effects for flying sequences ⓘ pioneering large-scale superhero film production ⓘ
partOf	Superman film series ⓘ
producer	Alexander Salkind ⓘ linked to: Ilya Salkind Ilya Salkind ⓘ Pierre Spengler ⓘ
productionCompany	Dovemead Limited ⓘ International Film Productions ⓘ
releaseDate	1978-12-15 ⓘ
releaseYear	1978 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes	143 ⓘ
screenwriter	David Newman ⓘ Leslie Newman ⓘ Mario Puzo ⓘ Robert Benton ⓘ
setIn	Krypton ⓘ Metropolis ⓘ Smallville ⓘ
starring	Christopher Reeve ⓘ Gene Hackman ⓘ Glenn Ford ⓘ Jackie Cooper ⓘ Margot Kidder ⓘ Marlon Brando ⓘ Ned Beatty ⓘ Phyllis Thaxter ⓘ Valerie Perrine ⓘ
storyBy	Mario Puzo ⓘ
tagline	You’ll believe a man can fly ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (60)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jeff East → notableWork → Superman: The Movie ⓘ

Jeff East → appearedIn → Superman: The Movie ⓘ

Lois Lane → appearsIn → Superman (1978 film) ⓘ

subject linked to: Lois Lane (fictional character)