Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

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Country of Origin:  United States Production year: 2010 Director: Mac Carter Rating: UPC [Locale]: 883929-101580 Running time: 1:30 (90 Min.) Casetype: Keep Case Format: Color, 1.78:1 Anamorphic Widescreen DVD-Format: Single-Sided, Single-Layered Released: November 09, 2010 Collection type: Owned (#20058) Status: Available Received: January 16, 2021 Gift from: Review (movie): Review (video): Overview This original DC COMICS documentary is the first of its kind: a compelling look at the company that created the modern super hero, produced with unprecedented access to the archives of Warner Bros. and DC Comics. Both a celebration of the best writers and artists in comics and a thoughtful exploration of seventy-five years of DC Comics history, SECRET ORIGIN combines insights from respected historians; interviews with some of the most influential comic book creators in history; and experts from comics, films, and television shows to bring the story of DC Comics to life in vivid and unexpected ways.	DVD Covers
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Crew Direction Mac Carter .... Director Writing Mac Carter .... Written By Music Shaun Drew .... Composer
Cast Ryan Reynolds .... Narrator (voice) Paul Levitz .... Self - Writer; President and Publisher (2002-2009) DC Comics Gerard Jones .... Self - Writer; Historian Mark Waid .... Self - Writer Neal Adams .... Self - Artist; Writer Joe Kubert .... Self - Writer; Artist; Director of Publications (1967-1976) Louise Simonson .... Self - Writer Jerry Siegel .... Self - Writer; Co-Creator of Superman(archive footage) (arch Joe Shuster .... Self - Artist; Co-Creator of Superman(archive footage) (arch Dwayne McDuffie .... Self - Writer; Co-Founder Milestone Media Bob Kane .... Self(archive footage) Irwin Hasen .... Self - Artist Dan Didio .... Self - Co-Publisher DC Comics Chip Kidd .... Self - Writer; Art Director Mike Carlin .... Self - Senior Group Editor DC Comics Marv Wolfman .... Self - Writer; Editor J. Edgar Hoover .... Self - FBI Director(archive footage) William Gaines .... Self(archive footage) Grant Morrison .... Self - Writer Julius Schwartz .... Self - Editor (1944-1986)(archive footage) Len Wein .... Self - Writer; Editor Walter Simonson .... Self - Writer; Artist Jim Lee .... Self - Artist; Co-Publisher DC Comics Dennis O'Neil .... Self - Writer; Editor Geoff Johns .... Self - Writer; Chief Creative Officer DC Entertainment Neil Gaiman .... Self - Writer Alexander Salkind .... Self - Producer 'Superman'(archive footage) Ilya Salkind .... Self - Producer 'Superman' I-III(archive footage) Christopher Reeve .... Self - Clark Kent / Superman(archive footage) Karen Berger .... Self - Executive Editor Vertigo, DC Comics Frank Miller .... Self - Writer; Artist(archive footage) Kyle Baker .... Self - Artist; Writer Alan Moore .... Self(archive footage) Paul Pope .... Self - Writer; Artist Jerry Ordway .... Self - Writer; Artist(archive footage) Zack Snyder .... Self - Director 'Watchmen'(archive footage) David Cronenberg .... Self - Director 'A History of Violence'(archive footage) Christopher Nolan .... Self - Director 'Batman Begins' and 'The Dark Knight'(archiv Francis Lawrence .... Self - Director 'Constantine'(archive footage) James McTeigue .... Self - Director 'V for Vendetta'(archive footage) Bryan Singer .... Self - Director 'Superman Returns'(archive footage) Pat Boone .... Self(archive footage) Lynda Carter .... Wonder Woman(archive footage) Harry Donenfeld .... Self(archive footage) Irwin Donenfeld .... Self Richard Donner .... Self(archive footage) Jack Liebowitz .... Self(archive footage) William M. Marston .... Self(archive footage) George Reeves .... Clark Kent / Superman(archive footage) Franklin Delano Roosevelt .... Self(archive footage) Margaret Thatcher .... Self(archive footage) Fredric Wertham .... Self - Psychiatrist and Author(archive footage) Michael Bell .... Zan(archive footage) (uncredited) Bud Collyer .... Clark Kent / Superman(archive footage) (uncredited) Sam Huntington .... Jimmy Olsen(archive footage) (uncredited) John F. Kennedy .... Self(archive footage) (uncredited) Margot Kidder .... Lois Lane(archive footage) (uncredited) Frank Langella .... Perry White(archive footage) (uncredited) Pat Nixon .... Self(archive footage) (uncredited) Richard Nixon .... Self(archive footage) (uncredited) Natalie Portman .... Self(archive footage) (uncredited) Michelle Prenez .... Self / Supergirl (uncredited) Nancy Reagan .... Self - First Lady(archive footage) (uncredited) Ronald Reagan .... Self(archive footage) (uncredited) Jennifer Wenger .... Self / Wonder Woman (uncredited) William Woodson .... Narrator(archive footage) (uncredited)