1978年版的电影由克里斯托弗·里夫饰演，他一共饰演了四个版本《超人》系列电影。 氪星即将毁灭之际，为保持种族的延续，科学家乔·艾尔通过飞船将他尚在襁褓中的儿子卡尔（克里斯托弗·里夫 Christopher Reeve 饰）送往地球。卡尔被地球上的肯特夫妇抚养成人，改名为克拉克，他具有超人的能力，将成为地球上正义和真理的守护者。长大了的卡…

Fishing boat captain Harry Morgan charters his boat. Due to strained finances, he is none too careful as to whom he does business with. Real trouble erupts when Harry hires out his boat to transport four men who turn out to be criminals on the lam from a racetrack heist.