In February 1861, America is about to be torn apart by the Civil War. The North, under President Lincoln, forms a Secret Service headed by Allen Pinkerton (Christopher Reeve), whose first target is the Southern society belle Rose Greenhow (Madolyn Smith Osborne). But no one believes this refined young lady is a spy, and Pinkerton's warnings are ignored-until too late. One senator's indiscretion in leaking military secrets to Rose results in the slaughter...

Actor Christopher Reeve tells the story of his life and career, and discusses how his focus and outlook has changed since 1995 when he was paralyzed in a riding accident.

Boston, 1876: At a Women's Movement meeting, fiercely independent Olive (Vanessa Redgrave) becomes mentor to gifted young orator Verena (Madeleine Potter) - who soon attracts the amorous attentions of Olive's Southern cousin Basil (Christopher Reeve). The contesting demands of courtship and sapphic friendship in this love-triangle in all but name are further complicated by New York society matron Mrs. Burrage, who tries to secure Verena for her son....

Archvillain Lex Luthor, determined to make the world safe for nuclear arms merchants, creates a new being to challenge the Man of Steel, the radiation-charged Nuclear Man. The two super-powered foes clash and Superman saves the Statue of Liberty, repulses a volcanic eruption of Mount Etna, rebuilds the demolished Great Wall of China and performs many more spectacular feats.

Superman III reveals the answer and adds a third all-star chapter to the amazing adventures of Superman. Gus Gorman is a genial half-wit who just happens to be a natural-born genius at computer programming. In his hands, a computer keyboard turns into a deadly weapon and soon, Superman faces the microelectronic menace of his career.