User rating:
Cast
Christopher Reeve | As: Clark Kent / Superman | |
Terence Stamp | As: General Zod | |
Gene Hackman | As: Lex Luthor | |
Margot Kidder | As: Lois Lane | |
Ned Beatty | As: Otis |
Storyline
Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton test the Man of Steel's mettle. Led by General Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the White House and partner with Lex Luthor to destroy Superman and rule the world. But Superman, who attempts to make himself human in order to get closer to Lois, realizes he has a responsibility to save the planet.
Tagline: | The Man of Steel meets his match! |
Certification: | PG |
Details
Genres: Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
Language: English
Release Date: 12 December 1980
Country: GB, US, CA
Runtime: 127m
Film Collections
Company Credits
Company: Dovemead Films, Alexander and Ilya Salkind Productions, International Film Production
Budget: $54,000,000
Revenue: $190,458,706
External Links
Cast
Christopher Reeve |
Clark Kent / Superman |
|
Terence Stamp |
General Zod |
|
Gene Hackman |
Lex Luthor |
|
Margot Kidder |
Lois Lane |
|
Ned Beatty |
Otis |
|
Jackie Cooper |
Perry White |
|
Sarah Douglas |
Ursa |
|
Jack O'Halloran |
Non |
|
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 in Opening Montage (archive footage) (uncredited) |
|
Trevor Howard |
Krypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited) |
|
John Cannon |
Prison Inmate (uncredited) |
Directed By
Richard Lester |
Director |
|
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 |
|
Robert Lynn |
Second Unit Director |
|
Doris Martin |
Continuity |
|
Elaine Schreyeck |
Continuity |
|
Pamela Davies |
Continuity |
|
Katya Kolpaktchy |
Continuity |
|
David Tomblin |
Second Unit Director |
|
Writing Credits
Joe Shuster |
Characters |
|
Mario Puzo |
Screenplay |
|
David Newman |
Screenplay |
|
Leslie Newman |
Screenplay |
|
Jerry Siegel |
Characters |
|
Mario Puzo |
Story |
|
Production Crew
Pierre Spengler |
Producer |
|
Ilya Salkind |
Executive Producer |
|
Lynn Stalmaster |
Casting |
|
Vincent Winter |
Production Manager |
|
Frans J. Afman |
Finance |
|
Cecil F. Ford |
Production Supervisor |
|
Tim Hampton |
Production Supervisor |
|
Douglas Noakes |
Production Accountant |
|
Allan James |
Unit Manager |
|
Debbie McWilliams |
Casting |
|
Maria Monreal |
Producer's Assistant |
|
Geoffrey Helman |
Production Executive |
|
Christine Samways |
Assistant Accountant |
|
Graham Henderson |
Accountant |
|
Bobbie Johnson |
Assistant Accountant |
|
Joy Bayley |
Production Assistant |
|
Mahesh Rajguru |
Accountant |
|
Robert Simmonds |
Production Executive |
|
Michele Tandy |
Assistant Accountant |
Edited By
John Victor-Smith |
Editor |
|
Peter Holt |
Assistant Editor |
|
Bob Mullen |
Assistant Editor |
|
Colin Wilson |
Assistant Editor |
|
Russ Woolnough |
Assistant Editor |
|
Costume and Makeup
Yvonne Blake |
Costume Design |
|
Sue Yelland |
Costume Design |
|
Stuart Freeborn |
Makeup Artist |
|
Graham Churchyard |
Costume Assistant |
|
Betty Adamson |
Wardrobe Supervisor |
|
Nereida Soto |
Hairstylist |
|
Joan White |
Hairdresser |
|
Pat McDermott |
Hairdresser |
|
Bobbie Smith |
Hairdresser |
|
Sound
Ken Thorne |
Original Music Composer |
|
Roy Charman |
Sound Mixer |
|
Don Sharpe |
Sound Editor |
|
Archie Ludski |
Sound Editor |
|
Paul Smith |
Sound Editor |
|
Sarah Vickers |
Sound Editor |
|
Robert Hathaway |
Music Editor |
|
Gerry Humphreys |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
|
John Richards |
Scoring Mixer |
|
Michael Hopkins |
Sound Editor |
|
Ken Thorne |
Conductor |
|
John Williams |
Music |
|
Visual Effects
Roy Field |
Visual Effects Supervisor |
|
Colin Chilvers |
Special Effects Supervisor |
|
Zoran Perisic |
Special Effects Supervisor |
|
Derek Meddings |
Visual Effects |
|
Peter Hammond |
Visual Effects Camera |
|
Ivor Beddoes |
Matte Painter |
|
Doug Ferris |
Matte Painter |
|
Peter Harman |
Visual Effects Camera |
|
Camera
Geoffrey Unsworth |
Director of Photography |
|
Robert Paynter |
Director of Photography |
|
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 |
|
Paul Wilson |
Director of Photography |
|
Denys N. Coop |
Director of Photography |
|
Jeff Paynter |
Focus Puller |
|
John Campbell |
Focus Puller |
|
Stephen Claydon |
Focus Puller |
|
Keith Hamshere |
Still Photographer |
|
Cervin Robinson |
Still Photographer |
|
David Wynn-Jones |
First Assistant Camera |
|
David Wynn-Jones |
Focus Puller |
|
Lighting
Art Department
John Barry |
Production Design |
|
Peter Murton |
Production Design |
|
Jim Morahan |
Assistant Art Director |
|
Norman Reynolds |
Art Direction |
|
Ernest Archer |
Art Direction |
|
Terry Ackland-Snow |
Art Direction |
|
Peter Young |
Set Decoration |
|
Charles Bishop |
Art Direction |
|
Maurice Fowler |
Supervising Art Director |
|
Larry Cleary |
Construction Manager |
|
Terry Apsey |
Construction Manager |
|
Peter Howitt |
Set Decoration |
|
Other Crew
Tom Mankiewicz |
Creative Consultant |
|
Vic Armstrong |
Stunt Coordinator |
|
Robert Harman |
Special Effects |
|
Nicolas Gomez |
Editorial Staff |
|
Peter Watson |
Visual Effects Editor |
|
Jacob Rupp |
Stunts |
|
Paul Weston |
Stunt Coordinator |
|
Alf Joint |
Stunt Coordinator |
|
Vic Armstrong |
Stunt Double |
|
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 |
|
Reviews & Recommendations
Video Gallery
Coming Soon...
Photo Gallery
Coming Soon...