Three Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod team up with Lex Luthor to conquer Earth, forcing a depowered Superman to regain his strength and stop them.
Cast
Christopher Reeve
Superman / Clark Kent
Margot Kidder
Lois Lane
Terence Stamp
General Zod
Sarah Douglas
Ursa
Jack O'Halloran
Non
Gene Hackman
Lex Luthor
Ned Beatty
Otis
Jackie Cooper
Perry White
Valerie Perrine
Eve Teschmacher
Susannah York
Lara
Clifton James
Sheriff
E.G. Marshall
The President
Marc McClure
Jimmy Olsen
Leueen Willoughby
Leueen
Robin Pappas
Alice
Roger Kemp
Spokesman
Roger Brierley
Terrorist
Anthony Milner
Terrorist
Richard Griffiths
Terrorist
Melissa Wiltsie
Nun
Alain Dehay
Gendarme
Marc Boyle
C.R.S. Man
Alan Stuart
Cab Driver
John Ratzenberger
Controller
Shane Rimmer
Controller
John Morton
Nate
Jim Dowdall
Boris
Angus MacInnes
Prison Warder
Antony Sher
Bell Boy
Elva Mai Hoover
Mother
Hadley Kay
Jason
Todd Woodcroft
Father
John Hollis
Krypton Elder
Gordon Rollings
Fisherman
Peter Whitman
Deputy
Bill Bailey
J.J.
Dinny Powell
Boog
Hal Galili
Man at Bar
Marcus D'Amico
Willie
Jack Cooper
Dino
Richard LeParmentier
Reporter
Don Fellows
General
Michael Shannon
President's Aide
Tony Sibbald
Presidential Imposter
Tommy Duggan
Diner Owner
Pamela Mandell
Waitress
Pepper Martin
Rocky
Eugene Lipinski
Newsvendor
Cleon Spencer
Kid
Carl Parris
Kid
Norman Chancer
White House Aide (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Cassel
French Officer at the White House (uncredited)
Richard Donner
Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)
Jeff East
Teenage Clark Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
Glenn Ford
Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
Trevor Howard
Krypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Cannon
Prison Inmate (uncredited)
Miquel Brown
Reporter at Daily Planet (uncredited)
Crew
Richard Lester
Director
Mario Puzo
Screenplay, Story
David Newman
Screenplay
Leslie Newman
Screenplay
John Victor-Smith
Editor
Peter Holt
Assistant Editor
Bob Mullen
Assistant Editor
Colin Wilson
Assistant Editor
Russ Woolnough
Assistant Editor
Geoffrey Unsworth
Director of Photography
Robert Paynter
Director of Photography
Paul Storey
Assistant Director
Dusty Symonds
Assistant Director
Raoul Girard
Assistant Director
Gareth Tandy
Assistant Director
Roy Button
Assistant Director
Christopher Newman
Assistant Director
Terry Madden
Assistant Director
Ilya Salkind
Executive Producer
Cecil F. Ford
Production Supervisor
Tim Hampton
Production Supervisor
Pierre Spengler
Producer
Maria Monreal
Producer's Assistant
Joy Bayley
Production Assistant
John Barry
Production Design
Peter Murton
Production Design
Peter MacDonald
Camera Operator
Ginger Gemmel
Camera Operator
David Garfath
Camera Operator
Chic Waterson
Camera Operator
John Harris
Camera Operator
John Morgan
Camera Operator
Freddie Cooper
Camera Operator
David Wynn-Jones
First Assistant Camera, Focus Puller
Peter Hammond
Visual Effects Camera
Peter Harman
Visual Effects Camera
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Debbie McWilliams
Casting
Betty Adamson
Wardrobe Supervisor
Yvonne Blake
Costume Design
Sue Yelland
Costume Design
Graham Churchyard
Costume Assistant
Nereida Soto
Hairstylist
Joan White
Hairdresser
Pat McDermott
Hairdresser
Bobbie Smith
Hairdresser
Stuart Freeborn
Makeup Artist
Robert Lynn
Second Unit Director
David Tomblin
Second Unit Director
Maurice Fowler
Supervising Art Director
Jim Morahan
Assistant Art Director
Don Sharpe
Sound Editor
Archie Ludski
Sound Editor
Paul Smith
Sound Editor
Sarah Vickers
Sound Editor
Michael Hopkins
Sound Editor
Gerry Humphreys
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Roy Charman
Sound Mixer
John Richards
Scoring Mixer
Colin Chilvers
Special Effects Supervisor
Zoran Perisic
Special Effects Supervisor
Robert Harman
Special Effects
Roy Field
Visual Effects Supervisor
Peter Watson
Visual Effects Editor
Derek Meddings
Visual Effects
Ken Thorne
Original Music Composer, Conductor
John Williams
Music, Theme Song Performance
Robert Hathaway
Music Editor
Douglas Noakes
Production Accountant
Christine Samways
Assistant Accountant
Bobbie Johnson
Assistant Accountant
Michele Tandy
Assistant Accountant
Graham Henderson
Accountant
Mahesh Rajguru
Accountant
Frans J. Afman
Finance
Ivor Beddoes
Matte Painter
Doug Ferris
Matte Painter
Peter Young
Set Decoration
Peter Howitt
Set Decoration
Larry Cleary
Construction Manager
Terry Apsey
Construction Manager
Keith Hamshere
Still Photographer
Cervin Robinson
Still Photographer
Tom Mankiewicz
Creative Consultant
Jacob Rupp
Stunts
Terry Yorke
Stunts
Clive Curtis
Stunts
Tim Condren
Stunts
Cyd Child
Stunts
Colin Skeaping
Stunts
Jack Cooper
Stunts
Chris Webb
Stunts
Graeme Crowther
Stunts
Valentino Musetti
Stunts
Tex Fuller
Stunts
Wendy Leech
Stunts
Greg Powell
Stunts
Peter Diamond
Stunts
Terry Richards
Stunts
Peter Munt
Stunts
Joe Dunne
Stunts
Nick Gillard
Stunts
Terence Plummer
Stunts
Stuart St. Paul
Stunts
Stuart Fell
Stunts
Mark McBride
Stunts
Johan Thorén
Stunts
George Lane Cooper
Stunts
Arthur Howell
Stunts
Billy Horrigan
Stunts
Doug Robinson
Stunts
Vic Armstrong
Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Double
Paul Weston
Stunt Coordinator
Alf Joint
Stunt Coordinator
Joe Shuster
Characters
Jerry Siegel
Characters
Doris Martin
Continuity
Elaine Schreyeck
Continuity
Pamela Davies
Continuity
Katya Kolpaktchy
Continuity
Vincent Winter
Production Manager
Geoffrey Helman
Production Executive
Robert Simmonds
Production Executive
Jeff Paynter
Focus Puller
John Campbell
Focus Puller
Stephen Claydon
Focus Puller
Allan James
Unit Manager
Nicolas Gomez
Editorial Staff
Norman Reynolds
Art Direction
Ernest Archer
Art Direction
Terry Ackland-Snow
Art Direction
Charles Bishop
Art Direction
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