Superman (1978 film) father on Earth. "Superman" was originally scheduled to be released in June 1978, the 40th anniversary of "Action Comics 1", which first introduced Superman, but the problems during filming pushed the film back by six months. Editor Stuart Baird reflected, "Filming was finished in October 1978 and it is a miracle we had the film released two months later. Big-budgeted films today tend to take six to eight months." Donner, for his part, wished that he had "had another six months; I would have perfected a lot of things. But at some point, you've gotta turn the picture over." Warner
Pierre Arditi voice of Christopher Reeve. Arditi dubbed Christopher Reeve on the French-language version of the three first Superman films by Richard Donner and Richard Lester. Because of the added footage in the DVD Special Edition of Donner's "Superman", the film had to be re-dubbed with a different voice actor. He also provided the French voice for Reeve in the comedy/whodunit "Deathtrap". He was the voice of the documentary series "Untamed Africa," written and produced by Frederic Lepage. He was made "Chevalier" (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 2002. He was made "Chevalier" (Knight) of the Ordre national du Mérite on 7