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Where was Superman filmed?

1979 film, directed by Richard Donner.

  • San Francisco

The story is set in Kansas, about 1,324 miles (2,131 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Kansas; Los Angeles
Filmed in
San Francisco
Distance
About 1,324 miles (2,131 km) between Kansas and the nearest filming location.
Distance
About 347 miles (559 km) between Los Angeles and the nearest filming location.
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About Superman

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Released
1979
Director
Richard Donner
Cast
Marlon BrandoGene HackmanChristopher ReeveMargot KidderJackie CooperNed BeattyGlenn FordPhyllis ThaxterValerie PerrineSusannah York
Genre
ActionScience FictionSuperhero
Based on
Superman
Awards
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films; Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film; Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation; Saturn Award for Best Set Decoration

On the planet Krypton, Jor-El, a member of the Kryptonian high council, sentences criminals General Zod, Ursa, and Non to the Phantom Zone.

There, the boy's unique physiology grants him evolving superhuman abilities.

As he grows, hiding his powers, Jonathan believes Clark was sent to Earth for a special purpose.

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