Da planeten Krypton går under, bliver drengebarnet Kal-El sendt til Jorden. Her finder han et par kærlige plejeforældre i Jonathan og Martha Kent. Men Clark – som de døber ham – er ikke som de andre. Han har overjordiske superkræfter, og da Jorden angribes af general Zod fra Krypton, må Clark Kent redde menneskenes planet ved at træde i karakter som den heroiske Superman.
Dramatisation of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missle bases established on the Soviet allied island of Cuba. Shown from the perspective of the US President, John F Kennedy, his staff and advisors.
Wounded Civil War soldier, John Dunbar tries to commit suicide – and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he’s assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.