Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
ActionAdventureScience Fiction
With global superpowers engaged in an increasingly hostile arms race, Superman leads a crusade to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But Lex Luthor, recently sprung from jail, is declaring war on the Man of Steel and his quest to save the planet. Using a strand of Superman's hair, Luthor synthesizes a powerful ally known as Nuclear Man and ignites an epic battle spanning Earth and space.
Director:
Sidney J. Furie
Writers:
Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal.
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Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent / Superman |
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Margot Kidder as Lois Lane |
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Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor |
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Mariel Hemingway as Lacy Warfield |
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Jackie Cooper as Perry White |
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Marc McClure as Jimmy Olsen |
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Jon Cryer as Lenny |
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Sam Wanamaker as David Warfield |
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Mark Pillow as Nuclear Man |
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Damian McLawhorn as Jeremy |
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William Hootkins as Harry Howler |
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Jim Broadbent as Jean Pierre Dubois |
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Stanley Lebor as General Romoff |
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Don Fellows as Levon Hornsby |
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Robert Beatty as U.S. President |
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Bradley Lavelle as Tall Marshall |
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Mac McDonald as Marshall #2 |
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Steve Plytas as Russian General #2 |
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Czeslaw Grocholski as Russian General 1 |
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John Hollis as Russian General 3 (Kremlin) |
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Bob Sherman as Senator - Pentagon |
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Eiji Kusuhara as U.N. Guard - Japanese |
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Yuri Borienko as Russian General - Red Square |
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Boris Isarov as Cosmonaut Captain |
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Dorota Zięciowska as Cosmonaut |
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Jayne Brook as Teacher - JFK High School |
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Susannah York as Lara (voice) |
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Diana Hunter as Museum Tour Guide |
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Indira Joshi as Secretary General U.N. |
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Jiří Stanislav as Cosmonaut |
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Ron Travis as Convict |
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Matthew Freeman as Submariner |
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Douglas W. Iles as Chief of Staff |
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Ted Maynard as Army Chief |
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Raymond Marlowe as Navy Chief |
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John Cagon as Technician |
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Malcolm Bullivant as U.N. Guard - Swedish |
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Mark Caven as Priest - Boystown |
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Nicholas Colicos as Paul - Metro Sports Club |
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David Garth as First Elder |
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Esmond Knight as Second Elder |
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Keith Edwards as Technician - Fort Mason |
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Eugene Lipinski as Cosmonaut - Space Walker |
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Dennis Creaghan as Bill Compton |
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Philip Fox as Husband - Great Wall of China |
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Jimmy Fung as Chinese Official - Great Wall of China |
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Guinevere John as Tourist - Great Wall of China |
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Peter Penry-Jones as Tourist - Great Wall of China |
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Witold Schejbal as Russian Premiere |
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Rex Robinson as Engineer - Subway |
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Kerry Shale as MBC Newscaster |
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Samantha Weysom as Lex Luther Girlfriend |
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Kenneth Coombs as Reporter |
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Stephanie English as Woman in Crowd |
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Jill Goldston as Commuter (uncredited) |
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Colin Hunt as Sergeant York (uncredited) |
| Directing | Sidney J. Furie | Director |
| Writing | Lawrence Konner | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mark Rosenthal | Screenplay |
| Production | Yoram Globus | Producer |
| Production | Menahem Golan | Producer |
| Sound | Alexander Courage | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Ernest Day | Director of Photography |
| Editing | John Shirley | Editor |
| Writing | Christopher Reeve | Story |
| Writing | Lawrence Konner | Story |
| Writing | Mark Rosenthal | Story |
| Writing | Joe Shuster | Characters |
| Writing | Jerry Siegel | Characters |
| Production | Graham Easton | Associate Producer |
| Production | Michael J. Kagan | Executive Producer |
| Art | John Graysmark | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Bloomfield | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stuart Freeborn | Makeup Department Head |
| Crew | Paul Fishman | Additional Music |
| Crew | Tina Maskell | Stunts |
| Crew | Elaine Ford | Stunts |
| Crew | Sarah Franzl | Stunts |
| Crew | Alf Joint | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Adam Somner | Production Runner |
| Camera | David James | Still Photographer |
| Directing | David Lane | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | James Payne | Stand In |
| Visual Effects | Harrison Ellenshaw | Visual Effects Supervisor |