When Christopher Reeve and his wife Dana recounted their quarrel

Fifteen years ago, Christopher Reeve disappeared, an unforgettable Superman in the movies, nailed to a wheelchair after a horse accident. In 1998, the actor, his wife and their son received our magazine to discuss their fight ... With Retro Match, follow the news through the Paris Match file.

That was for filmmaking, an adaptation of Anna Karenina's television with Jacqueline Bisset in 1985, which Christopher Reeve had studied to ride horses. Ten years later, this actor offers twelve years of original race, Eastern Express. He called him "Buck". The rider and his horse chained the jump competition, succeeded. On May 27, 1995, Reeve, who was concerned about two complicated obstacles in their next event, escaped the shootout on the train. On the third barrier, Buck rejected the obstacle. This actor is stripped, projected forward. The meter is 93 falling on the wood. The first and second vertebrae are broken, the spinal cord is cut off. He will only really regain consciousness five days later to find his terrible condition. The accident left the actor paralyzed.

The public heard the news with emotion. Christopher Reeve, the unforgettable Superman who flew around the Earth, is now nailed to a wheelchair. The first time was very difficult, then the superhero took over. With unconditional support from his wife, Dana, Christopher Reeve refused a blow to destiny, began a long rehabilitation to be as autonomous as possible, returned to and behind the camera, and advocated for medical research. Three years after his accident, the actor told in a book about his trials, struggles and hopes. He has received Paris Match at home with his wife and their son Will. Christopher Reeve does not shy away from questions, even the most sensitive ones.