For the real-life Reeve, the desire to do right despite circumstance profoundly shaped the last years of his life.

Propelled by some wonderful archive footage, it’ll have you welling up before you know it. Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is in US theaters now and is released in UK cinemas on November 1.

Dana Reeve, Christopher Reeve's wife, died on March 6, 2006, at the age of 44 from lung cancer, CBS News reported. She was diagnosed with the disease on Aug. 9, 2005, although she was a nonsmoker.

The heartfelt trailer for Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story chronicles Reeve’s definitive portrayal of Clark Kent, his tragic horse-riding accident that led him to become a quadriplegic ...

Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is a new documentary capturing the journey that saw Christopher Reeve go from a portraying a hero on the big screen to becoming one in real ...

Onscreen, Princeton’s Christopher Reeve was the Man of Steel. When he became paralyzed after a horse-riding accident, he took on a new role: activist for disability rights. Reeve’s journey ...