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Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

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Christopher Reeve portrayed the Man of Steel in four Superman films and played dozens of other roles that displayed his talent and range as an actor, before being injured in a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down. After becoming a quadriplegic, he became a charismatic leader and activist in the quest to find a cure for spinal cord injuries, as well as a passionate advocate for disability rights and care.

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Director(s): Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui

Writer(s): Peter Ettedgui, Ian Bonhôte, Otto Burnham

Producer(s): Ian Bonhôte, Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford

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Keywords

docudrama horse riding accident disability quadriplegic activism actor biographical documentary figure study

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Christopher Reeve

Self (archive footage)

Dana Reeve

Self (archive footage)

Matthew Reeve

Self - Christopher's Son

Will Reeve

Self - Christopher's Son

Alexandra Reeve Givens

Self - Christopher's Daughter

Gae Exton

Self

Glenn Close

Self

Jeff Daniels

Self

Whoopi Goldberg

Self

Steven Kirshblum

Self

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Unlike many retrospectives of late lamented actors, this film has a much greater degree of honesty from it's contributors as it takes a look back at the life of the man most famous for darting about i...