"Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world."
Christopher Reeve
as Clark Kent / Superman
Margot Kidder
as Lois Lane
Gene Hackman
as Lex Luthor
Marlon Brando
as Jor-El
Ned Beatty
as Otis
Jackie Cooper
as Perry White
Glenn Ford
as Pa Kent
Trevor Howard
as 1st Elder
Jack O'Halloran
as Non
Valerie Perrine
as Eve Teschmacher
Maria Schell
as Vond-Ah
Terence Stamp
as General Zod
Phyllis Thaxter
as Ma Kent
Susannah York
as Lara
Jeff East
as Young Clark Kent
Marc McClure
as Jimmy Olsen
Sarah Douglas
as Ursa
Harry Andrews
as 2nd Elder
Diane Sherry Case
as Lana Lang
Vass Anderson
as 3rd Elder
John Hollis
as 4th Elder
James Garbutt
as 5th Elder
Michael Gover
as 6th Elder
David Neal
as 7th Elder
William Russell
as 8th Elder
Penelope Lee
as 9th Elder
John Stuart
as 10th Elder
Alan Cullen
as 11th Elder
Aaron Smolinski
as Baby Clark Kent
Billy J. Mitchell
as 1st Editor
Robert Henderson
as 2nd Editor
Larry Lamb
as 1st Reporter
John Cassady
as 3rd Reporter
John F. Parker
as 4th Reporter
Harry Scott
as 5th Reporter
Ray Evans
as 6th Reporter
Miquel Brown
as 8th Reporter
Vincent Marzello
as 1st Copy Boy
Benjamin Feitelson
as 2nd Copy Boy
Lise Hilboldt
as 1st Secretary
Leueen Willoughby
as 2nd Secretary
Rex Reed
as Rex Reed
Weston Gavin
as Mugger
Steve Kahan
as Officer 1
Ray Hassett
as Officer 2
Randy Jurgensen
as Officer 3
Matt Russo
as News Vendor
Colin Skeaping
as Pilot
Bo Rucker
as Pimp
Paul Avery
as TV Cameraman
David Baxt
as Burglar
George Harris II
as Patrolman Mooney
John Cording
as 2nd Hood
Oz Clarke
as 4th Hood
Rex Everhart
as Desk Sergeant
Jayne Tottman
as Little Girl
Frank Lazarus
as Air Force One Pilot
Brian Protheroe
as Co Pilot
Lawrence Trimble
as 1st Crewman
Robert Whelan
as 2nd Crewman
David Calder
as 3rd Crewman
Norwich Duff
as Newscaster
Keith Alexander
Michael Ensign
Larry Hagman
as Major
Paul Tuerpe
as Sgt. Hayley
Graham McPherson
as Lieutenant
David Yorston
as Petty Officer
Robert O'Neill
as Admiral
Robert MacLeod
as General
John Ratzenberger
as 1st Controller
Alan Tilvern
as 2nd Controller
Phil Brown
as State Senator
Bill Bailey
as 2nd Senator
Burnell Tucker
as Agent
Chief Tug Smith
as Indian Chief
Norman Warwick
as Superchief Driver
Chuck Julian
as Assistant
Mark Wynter
as Mate
Roy Stevens
as Warden
Noel Neill
as Ella Lane (uncredited)
Kirk Alyn
as Sam Lane (uncredited)
Tony Selby
as Hood (uncredited)
Bruce Boa
as General (extended version) (uncredited)
David de Keyser
as Warden (voice) (uncredited)
Richard Donner
as Man in Street (extended version) (uncredited)
Harry Fielder
as Policeman (uncredited)
Alan Harris
as Man on Daily Planet Rooftop (uncredited)
Shane Rimmer
as Naval Transport Commander (uncredited)
Marco St. John
as Mugger's Arm in Alley (uncredited)
John B. Gibson
as (Uncredited)
Leslie Newman
Screenplay
Robert Benton
Mario Puzo
Robert Lynn
Second Unit
Ilya Salkind
Executive Producer
Joe Shuster
Characters
Story
Director
Jerry Siegel
David Newman
Pierre Spengler
Producer
John Glen
Second Unit Director
Michael Ellis
Editor
Charles F. Greenlaw
Associate Producer
Geoffrey Unsworth
Director of Photography
Tom Mankiewicz
Writer
Stuart Baird
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
John Barry
Production Design
Richard Hackman
Stunts
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Greg Powell
Vic Armstrong
Stunt Coordinator
Brian Marshall
Sound Mixer
Charles Schmitz
George Dean
Painter
Leonard Green
Assistant Dialogue Editor
David Lane
Tim Hampton
Production Supervisor
Timothy Burrill
Steve Lanning
Second Assistant Director
Roy Field
Visual Effects Supervisor
Les Kimber
Production Manager
Roy Button
Angela Martelli
Continuity
James Devis
Camera Operator
Mike Chevalier
Trevor Coop
Assistant Camera
John Foster
Sound Effects
Michael Dryhurst
Assistant Director
Kieron Phipps
Charles Marriott
Jack Atcheler
Additional Photography
Reginald H. Morris
Ronnie Fox Rogers
David Lenham
Stan Jolley
Art Direction
Ted Ambrose
Draughtsman
Josie Fulford
Gordon Hayman
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
Bob Mullen
First Assistant Editor
Russ Woolnough
Visual Effects Assistant Editor
Bill Beavis
Scenic Artist
Larry Cleary
Construction Manager
Robert Nugent
Special Effects Technician
Michael J. Duthie
Production Coordinator
Katya Kolpaktchy
Ken Coles
Rod Parkhurst
David Beesley
Assistant Editor
Colin Wilson
Zoran Perisic
Special Effects
John Richardson
R.A. MacDonald
Allan James
Jerry Grandey
Patrick Cadell
Kay Rawlings
Tim Jordan
Lou Barlia
Howard A. Anderson III
George Akers
Betsy Norton
Robert E. Collins
Chris Coles
Location Manager
Michael Green
Keith Lund
Michael Hopkins
Dialogue Editor
Rodney Fuller
Les Bowie
Special Effects Supervisor
David Tomblin
Michael Rauch
Vic Smith
Michael Murray
Peter L. Bergquist
Roy Ford
Tom Ryan
Brian Smithies
Modeling
Peter MacDonald
Candace Suerstedt
Peter Versey
Alan Gatward
Ken Ross
Music Editor
Gene Rudolf
Michael Dunleavy
Frank Richardson
Norman Enfield
Additional Writing
Austen Jewell
Michael Hook
John Harris
Peter A. Runfolo
Dominic Fulford
Peter Jacobs
Doris Martin
Peter Allwork
Aerial Director of Photography
Jack Lowen
Robert Hathaway
Herbert W. Spencer
Mike Round
Gareth Tandy
Sol Negrin
John Morgan
James A. Contner
Roy Evans
Terry Reed
Derek Meddings
Maria Monreal
Executive Assistant
Alex Thomson
Jonathan Taylor
John Deaton
Domenic Mastrippolito
Neil Farrell
Elaine Schreyeck
Geoffrey Helman
Production Executive
Jeanne Ferber
Bud Grace
Rita Davison
Vincent Winter
Simon Milton
Geoff Glover
Ginger Gemmel
Jack Courtland
Brian Warner
Eddie Francis
Props
Maurice Gillett
Chief Lighting Technician
Bert Bosher
Electrician
Stan Fiferman
Maurice Fowler
Supervising Art Director
Bill Brodie
Ernest Smith
Janet Tebrooke
Wardrobe Assistant
Richard Raguse
Tony Rimmington
Harry Kersey
Cyril Forster
Tony Dunsterville
Tadeusz Krzyzanowski
Roy Spencer
Joe Fitt
Freddie Webster
George Lane Cooper
Doug Ferris
Matte Painter
Ray Caple
Chris Large
Dennis Bosher
Herman Lowers
Andrew Kelly
Jimmy Harris
Bob Penn
Still Photographer
John Tythe
Bill Weston
Danny Skundric
Property Master
Elvira Angelinetta
Jack Thetford
Pat Foster
Jack Carter
Douglas Noakes
Production Accountant
Harry Woodley
Michael Redding
Ron Burton
Peter Biggs
Ruth Morley
Costumer
Austin Cooper
Alex Stevens
Liz Lettman
Eddie Silva
John May
Denis Rich
Main Title Designer
George Ball
Helen Gill
Paul Weston
Alf Joint
Ray Meehan
Mary Selway
Graham Henderson
Assistant Accountant
Douglas Luke
Eric Tomlinson
Scoring Mixer
John J. Campbell
Ronnie Anscombe
Fred Weiler
Set Decoration
Richard E. Butler
George Pink
Christopher Morris
Alan Cassie
Jeff Luff
Terry Schubert
Peter Pickering
Wendy Leech
Stuart Fell
Pat McDermott
Hairdresser
Peter Watson
Visual Effects Editor
Leslie Dilley
Robert Simmonds
Philip Bennet
Basil Newall
Makeup Artist
Darby Halpin
Kay Freeborn
Louis Lane
Gordon K. McCallum
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dusty Symonds
Peter Howitt
Iloe Elliott
Stuart Freeborn
Makeup Supervisor
Graham Freeborn
Ernest Archer
Yvonne Blake
Costume Design
Sylvia Croft
Stella Rivers
Betty Adamson
Wardrobe Supervisor
Steve Cooper
Set Designer
Roy Charman
Chris Greenham
Supervising Sound Editor
Cathy Kevany
Phil Rhodes
Norman Dorme
Norman Reynolds
Nick Maley
Peter Pennell
Sound Effects Editor
Joan White
Jamie Brown
Colin Chilvers
Stuart Craig
Tony Reading
Visual Effects Designer
Norman Bolland
Connie Reeve
Barbara Gillett
Reg Bream
David Wynn-Jones
First Assistant Camera
Mike Fox
Alexander Courage
Visual Effects Director