YEAR: 1978
DIRECTOR: Richard Donner
SCREENPLAY: Mario Puzo
MUSIC: John Williams
SUPERMAN CREATED BY: Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster
| CAST | ||
| Christopher Reeve | as | Clark Kent/Superman |
| Marlon Brando | as | Jor-El |
| Gene Hackman | as | Lex Luthor |
| Margot Kidder | as | Lois Lane |
| Ned Beatty | as | Otis |
| Jackie Cooper | as | Perry White |
| Marc McClure | as | Jimmy Olsen |
| Glenn Ford | as | Jonathan Kent |
| Trevor Howard | as | First Elder |
| Terence Stamp | as | General Zod |
| Jack O'Halloran | as | Non |
| Sarah Douglas | as | Ursa |
| Valerie Perrine | as | Eve Teschmacher |
| Phyllis Thaxter | as | Martha Kent |
| Susannah York | as | Lara |
| Jeff East | as | Young Clark Kent |
| CAMEOS | ||
| John Ratzenberger | as | 1st Controller |
| Larry Hagman | as | Major |
| Rex Reed | as | Himself |
| Kirk Alyn | as | Young Lois Lane's father |
| (on train) (uncredited) | ||
| Noel Neill | as | Young Lois Lane's mother |
| (on train) (uncredited) |
