Directed by Richard Lester   Richard Donner   Written by Jerry Siegel   Joe Shuster   Mario Puzo   David Newman   Leslie Newman   Tom Mankiewicz   Cast Gene Hackman ... Lex Luthor Christopher Reeve ... Superman / Clark Kent Ned Beatty ... Otis Jackie Cooper ... Perry White Sarah Douglas ... Ursa Margot Kidder ... Lois Lane Jack O'Halloran ... Non Valerie Perrine ... Eve Teschmacher Susannah York ... Lara Clifton James ... Sheriff E.G. Marshall ... The President Marc McClure ... Jimmy Olsen Terence Stamp ... General Zod Leueen Willoughby ... Leueen Robin Pappas ... Alice Roger Kemp ... Spokesman Roger Brierley ... Terrorist #1 Anthony Milner ... Terrorist #2 Richard Griffiths ... Terrorist #3 Melissa Wiltsie ... Nun Alain Dehay ... Gendarme Marc Boyle ... C.R.S. Man Alan Stuart ... Cab Driver John Ratzenberger ... Controller #1 Shane Rimmer ... Controller #2 John Morton ... Nate Jim Dowdall ... Boris (as Jim Dowdell) Angus MacInnes ... Prison Warden (as Angus McInnes) Antony Sher ... Bell Boy Elva Mai Hoover ... Mother (as Elva May Hoover) Hadley Kay ... Jason Todd Woodcroft ... Father John Hollis ... Krypton Elder Gordon Rollings ... Fisherman Peter Whitman ... Deputy Dwayne Bill Bailey ... J.J. Dinny Powell ... Boog Hal Galili ... Man in Diner Marcus D'Amico ... Willie Jack Cooper ... Dino (as Jackie Cooper) Richard LeParmentier ... Reporter (as Richard Parmentier) Don Fellows ... General Michael Shannon ... President's Aide (as Michael J. Shannon) Tony Sibbald ... Presidential Imposter Tommy Duggan ... Diner Owner Pamela Mandell ... Waitress Pepper Martin ... Rocky Eugene Lipinski ... Newsvendor Cleon Spencer ... Kid #1 Carl Parris ... Kid #2 Uncredited Cast Peter Brace ... Man in Street Miquel Brown ... Reporter at Daily Planet Jean-Pierre Cassel ... French Officer at the White House Norman Chancer ... White House Aide Oz Clarke ... Terrorist 4 Tony Clarkin ... US Marine Maxwell Craig ... Prison Inmate Peter Diamond ... Man in Street Richard Donner ... Man Walking by Diner Jeff East ... Teenage Clark Kent in Opening Montage (archive footage) Harry Fielder ... Cop Glenn Ford ... Jonathan Kent in Opening Montage (archive footage) Charlie Gray ... Man in Street Ron Gregory ... Presidential Advisor Bill Hibbert ... Man in Diner Trevor Howard ... Krypton Elder (archive footage) Arthur Howell ... Man in Street Steven Lezak ... Man in Crowd Derek Lyons ... American Soldier Ralph G. Morse ... Soldier Maureen Nelson ... Woman in Diner Roy Pattison ... Man in Street Beth Porter ... Football Fan Joe Praml ... Man with Dark Glasses in Alaskan Bar Guy Standeven ... White House Aide Eric Stine ... Secret Service Agent Burnell Tucker ... White House Aide Joe Walsh ... Sailor Baby Terry Walsh ... KFC Man / French Officer Fred Wood ... Inmate (Working in prison Laundry) Produced by Ilya Salkind   Pierre Spengler   Alexander Salkind   Original Music by Ken Thorne

Additional Info Premiere: December 04, 1980 Theatrical Release: June 19, 1981 DVD Release: May 01, 2001 Blu-ray Release: June 07, 2011 Countries: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies Dovemead Films (as Dovemead Limited) Film Export A.G. International Film Production Major Studio Partners (financed by) Distributors Warner Bros.   (1981) (USA) (theatrical) American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (1984) (USA) (TV) Warner Home Video   (1987) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan) Warner Home Video   (2001) (USA) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2008) (USA) (DVD) CBS   (1989) (USA) (TV) HBO Family   (2007) (USA) (TV) HBO Max   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) The Sci-Fi Channel   (2003) (USA) (TV) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.8 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,519 / 21,019 Site Ranking #1,515 Friday The 13th (2009) #1,516 Super Size Me (2004) #1,517 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) #1,518 Bone Tomahawk (2015) #1,519 Superman II (1980) #1,520 Titans: Season 2 (2019) #1,521 Titans: Season 1 (2018) #1,522 Titans: Season 3 (2021) #1,523 Do The Right Thing (1989)