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Supergirl (Original title)
Dates: 1984 (Copyright), 18 April 1983 (Production), 19 July 1984 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Jeannot Szwarc

Synopsis: Based on a comic strip. Adventures of Supergirl, Kara, cousin of Superman. Kara is sent to Earth to retrieve a precious Omegahedron, a power source from her native Argo City, which has fallen into the hands of Selena, an amateur witch. Kara arrives on Earth under the identity of Linda Lee.

Genres:
Fantasy, Science Fiction

Subject:
Super-heroes
Releases
Date: 19 July 1984Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 124 mins Length: 11203 FeetDialogue (original): English

Credits (134)
©/Production Company: Cantharus Productions, Production Company: Artistry Limited, Executive Producer: Ilya Salkind, Producer: Timothy Burrill, Production Executive: Pauline Coutelenq, Unit manager: Jeannie Stone, Production Manager: Terry Churcher, Production Manager: Chris Kenny, Prod manager (process backgrounds US): Chris Coles, Production Co-ordinator: Marguerite Green, Location Manager: Terry Needham, Production Assistant: Elaine Burt, Production Assistant: Gillian Bates, Production Assistant: Sue Hausner, 2nd Unit Director: David Lane, Assistant Director: Derek Cracknell, Assistant Director: Chris Newman, Assistant Director: Melvin Lind, Assistant Director: Keith Young, Assistant Director: Trevor Puckle, Assistant director (model unit): Gareth Tandy, Bryan Coates, Screenplay: David Odell, Director of Photography: Alan Hume, Camera Operator: Freddie Cooper, Camera Operator: Mike Frift, Camera Operator: Godfrey Godar, Camera operator (model unit): John Morgan, Camera operator (matte): Peter Harman, Martin Body, Model unit video coordinator: Chris Warren, Model unit video operator: Karl Morgan, Special Visual Effects: Derek Meddings, Visual Effects Photography: Paul Wilson, Optical visual effects: Roy Field, Process background photography: Ronald Goodman, Travelling matte consultant: Dennis Bartlett, Matte Artist: Doug Ferris, Matte Artist: Charles Stoneham, Special Effects Supervisor: John Evans, Senior special effects technician: Peter Dawson, Senior special effects technician: Brian Warner, Senior special effects technician: Kenneth Morris, Senior special effects technician: Alan Barnard, Senior special effects technician: Peter Biggs, Senior special effects technician: Ian Biggs, Gary Evans, Senior model unit special effects techni: Mark Meddings, Senior model unit special effects techni: Roy Spencer, Senior model unit special effects techni: Digby Milner, Cyril Forster, Special effects technician: Bob Bromley, Special effects technician: Ron Cartwright, Special effects technician: Chris Corbould, Special effects technician: Mike Dunleavy, Special effects technician: Ken Gittens, Special effects technician: Brian Lince, Special effects technician: Ray Lovell, Special effects technician: Peter Pickering, Frank Richardson, Flying effects specialist: Bob Harman, Models (special effects supervisor): Terry Reed, Models (design): Roy Scott, Models (engineer): Robert Scott, Models (mechanical engineer): Tad Krzanowski, Models (technical): Rodger Shaw, Modelmaker: José Granell, Modelmaker: Ron Walden, Modelmaker: John Pakenham, Stephen Lloyd, Sculptor/modeller: Fred Evans, Sculptor/modeller: Bernard Kramer, Sculptor/modeller: Allan Moss, Sculptor/modeller: Peter Voysey, Sculptor/modeller: Peter Melrose, Sculptor/modeller: Frank Graves, Sculptor/modeller: Jacqueline Stears, Sculptor/modeller: Anthony Freeman, Andrew Holder, Graphics: Peter Chiang, Graphics: Tim Walton, Graphics: Janice Body, Editor: Malcolm Cooke, Effects editor: Jack Knight, Special effects editor: Brian Mann, Production Designer: Richard Macdonald, Supervising art director: Terry Ackland-Snow, Art Director: Charles Bishop, Associate art director: Bert Davey, Research art director: Syd Cain, Research art director: Colin Grimes, Malcolm Middleton, Set Decorator: Peter Young, Sketch artist: Reginald Hill, Michael White, Illustrator: Mike Ploog, John Rose, Scenic Artist: Ernest Smith, Scenic Artist: Peter Melrose, Scenic Artist: Frank Graves, Scenic Artist: Jacqueline Stears, Costume Designer: Emma Porteous, Wardrobe supervisor: Tiny Nicholls, Make-up: Ann Brodie, Make-up: Pauline Heys, Make-up: Basil Newall, Make-up: Nick Dudman, Makeup for Ms. Dunaway: Lee Harman, Title Design: Sheldon Elbourne, Title Design: Camera Effects, Opticals (printing supervisor): Dick Dimbleby, Opticals (printer): Lynden Lewis, Dave Docwra, Opticals (assembler): Andrew Jeffery, Optical effects: Optical Film Effects, Front projection: Moores and Griffin, Music composed and conducted: Jerry Goldsmith, Music Performed by: National Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestrations: Arthur Morton, Music Editor: Ken Hall, Music Recording: Eric Tomlinson, Sound Recording: Derek Ball, Sound Recording: Robin Gregory, Sound re-recording supervisor: Gordon K. McCallum, Sound Re-recording: Graham V. Hartstone, Sound Re-recording: John M. Haywood, Sound Editor: Colin Miller, Special sound effects: Tony Clarke, Stunt Co-ordinator: Alf Joint, Stunt double for Ms. Slater: Tracey Eddon, Consultant: Roy Moores, Helicopter Pilot: Marc Wolff, Studio: Pinewood Studios
Cast (60)
Faye Dunaway (Selena), Helen Slater (Kara/Linda Lee), Peter O'Toole (Zaltar), Mia Farrow (Alura), Brenda Vaccaro (Bianca), Peter Cook (Nigel), Simon Ward (Zor-El), Marc McClure (Jimmy Olsen), Hart Bochner (Ethan), Maureen Teefy (Lucy Lane), David Healy (Mr. Danvers), Sandra Dickinson (Pretty Young Lady), Robyn Mandell (Myra), Jennifer Landor (Muffy), Diana Ricardo (Mrs. Murray), Nancy Lippold (Billy-Jo), Sonya Leite (Betsy), Linsey Beauchamp (Ali), Michelle Taylor (Amy), Nancy Wood (Nancy), Virginia Greig (Jodie), Julia Lewis (Gloria), Matt Frewer, Bill Mcallister (Truck Driver), Sally Cranfield (Argonian Teacher), Martha Parsey, Kelly Hunter, Ten Battenburg, Richard Bidwell, Désirée, Christian Fletcher, Karen Hale, Beulah Hughes, Lia, Mike Pearce, Kevin Scott, James Snell, Jane Sumner, Baillie Walsh (Argonian Citizen), Elaine Ives-Cameron, Gay Baynes, Fred Lee Own, Edwin Van Wyk, Orla Pederson, Joe Cremona, April Olrich, Erick Ray Evans, Zoot Money, Ron Travis, Danique, Russell Sommers, Dulcie Huston, David Graham (Party Guest), Martin Serene (Eddie), Keith Edwards, Bradley Lavelle (Lucy's Friend), Carole Charnow (Popeyes Cashier), Shezwae Powell (Popeyes Waitress), Glory Annen (Midvale Protestor), Sandra Martin (Selena's Astral Image)