Project Detail

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Synopsis

Never-before-seen home movies and extraordinary personal archives reveal how Christopher Reeve went from unknown actor to iconic movie star as the ultimate screen superhero. He learned the true meaning of heroism as an activist after suffering a tragic accident that left him quadriplegic and dependent on a ventilator to breathe.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2024 - Premieres - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

Details

Year: 2024
Type of project: Features
Running time: 104 min
Director: Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui
Producer: Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, Ian Bonhôte
Co-Producer: Erin Sayder
Executive Producer: Libby Geist, Marie Margolius, Andrew Ruhemann, David Moulton, Andee Ryder, Daniel Kilroy, Mark Meatto, Kristen Lappas, Aaron Cohen
Editor: Otto Burnham
Screenwriter: Peter Ettedgui
Director of Photography: Brett Wiley
Production Designer: Isadora MacLeod
Sound: Will Chapman, Claire Ellis (Dialogue Editor), Greg Gettens (Supervising Sound Editor)
Composer: Ilan Eshkeri
Principal cast: With contributions from: Christopher Reeve, Matthew Reeve, Alexandra Reeve, William Reeve
Archive Producer: Layla Snell

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, US co-production

Passion Pictures (UK), Misfits Entertainment (UK), Jenco Films (UK), Words + Pictures (US)

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