Superman - Krypton trial

"Superman" (1978) - starring: Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Susannah York, Margot Kidder, Valerie Perrine, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford, Trevor Howard, Maria Schell, Terence Stamp

CREDITS:
Columbia–EMI–Warner Distributors (United Kingdom)
Warner Bros. (United States) (1978)

Director - Richard Donner
Producer - Pierre Spengler
Screenplay - Mario Puzo, David Newman, Leslie Newman, Robert Benton
Production Company - Dovemead Ltd. International Film Production
Music Composer - John Williams

#MarlonBrando #TerenceStamp #Superman

[ihkit]

Terrance Stamp and the late Marlon Brando are nothing short of excellent in this scene. A great way to begin what is hands down the greatest superhero movie of all time.

[stevenmcnicoll]

The first lines of the story spoken by Brando. “This is no fantasy. No careless product of wild imagination” absolute genius in preparing you to believe a man can fly. A wonderful film in all its different cuts and iterations.

[Opinwood]

Terrance Stamp is the perfect example of how you do not have to be tall/big to have a very commanding and strong personality. He just oozes power and charisma. Flawless performances all around here.

[jeffparker]

Another example of how absolutely amazing marlon Brando was as an actor

[pcgentile]

The intensity with which Stamp delivers the line "...your HEIRS!!!" always kind of scared the crap out of me.

[thunderbolt]

Damn, Brando has such screen presence. I love just to watch him act.

[LPJack]

RIP and long live Marlon Brando (April 3, 1924 - July 1, 2004), aged 80
You will always be remembered as a legend.

[chrispnw]

This is one of the most powerful scenes ever created in science fiction. Powerful, chilling, and surreal. Brandon masterfully shows his legal authority while the criminals look like a death squad from the future. The council's images as they claim guilty feels so futuristic and cold but Terence Stamp really shined in Superman.

[Jennifer_Lewis_Beach_Living]

Terence Stamp and Marlon Brando were FABULOUS in their roles. Brando played that role like a Shakespearean actor.

[bcruzan]

I love how Jor-El votes by just walking away without saying anything.

[daviddressler]

It’s very hard to explain to the modern generation how ahead of its time the first two Superman films were. They were using internet tech before it existed.

[alansmithee]

You can tell how advanced Krypton was because they were making Zoom calls in 1978

[jameshaynes]

Brando's lines are nothing but a string of cliches but he somehow makes them seem fresh, original, exciting, compelling.

His screen presence was irresistible.

[meowco]

Just this scene alone is worth watching this film.

[hdjksa]

Terrance Stamp _IS_ General Zod. No one did that role better than he did.

[drewpowers]

Brando phoning in a performance is still better than 99% of method actors spending day and night in a quest for perfection

[kevinborgan]

Still stands up as possibly the best opening sequence in any superhero movie. All done primarily by the actors with minimal special effects.

[scspera]

“I offer you the chance for greatness, Joe-El!”

“Take it!”

I still get chills at Terence’s delivery…

[saberiandream]

Can we just speak for a moment about how, though the scene is well-acted and superbly written of course, the background music _really_ sells the atmosphere of the last trial of Krypton? It's a low-level ambience at its quietest, and full blaring opera at its heights.

[savagegamer]

Marlon Brando is my favorite actor. There’s just something about the way he talks and performs that’s just so goddamn captivating. Every time he’s on screen, I can’t help but smile.