Supergirl

Name: Supergirl
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Released: 1984-07-01T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 5.4

1984 · TMDB 5.4

Directed by Jeannot Szwarc

After losing a powerful orb, Kara, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch.

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Kara Zor-El arrives on Earth after Krypton's destruction, tasked with protecting a powerful orb. She struggles with the weight of her heritage and the expectation to live up to her cousin's legacy.

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Helen Slater Faye Dunaway Peter O'Toole Hart Bochner Mia Farrow Simon Ward Peter Cook Brenda Vaccaro Marc McClure Maureen Teefy David Healy Sandra Dickinson

Director · Jeannot Szwarc Producer · Timothy Burrill Writer · David Odell Cinematography · Alan Hume Composer · Jerry Goldsmith Editor · Malcolm Cooke

Runtime: 124 min
Released: 1984-07-01
Studio: Artistry
Country: United Kingdom
Language: Czech
TMDB score: 5.4

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Kara Zor-El arrives on Earth after Krypton's destruction, tasked with protecting a powerful orb. She struggles with the weight of her heritage and the expectation to live up to her cousin's legacy.