Superman director Richard Donner dies at 91
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Superman director Richard Donner passes away at 91
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Richard Donner s Superman changed the way we make (and watch) movies
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Donner would make his directorial debut in film with 1961 s
X-15, which starred Mary Tyler Moore in her first feature film role. He would follow that film seven years later, directing 1968 s
Salt and Pepper with Sammy Davis Jr. and Peter Lawford.
The director s breakthrough would come with 1976 s
The Omen, a supernatural horror film that would go on to be the fifth highest-grossing movie of that year.
Superman would follow in 1978, bringing both Donner and starring hero Reeve international acclaim. Its $55 million budget made it the most expensive film ever made up to that point, and would gross more than $300 million at the global box office.