Richard Lester Director Christopher Reeve Clark Kent, Superman Actor Margot Kidder Lois Lane Actor Gene Hackman Lex Luthor Actor Ned Beatty Otis Actor Jackie Cooper Perry White Actor Sarah Douglas Ursa Actor Jack O'Halloran Non Actor Valerie Perrine Eve Teschmacher Actor Susannah York Lara Actor Clifton James Sheriff Actor E.G. Marshall The President Actor Marc McClure Jimmy Olsen Actor Terence Stamp General Zod Actor Leueen Willoughby Leueen Actor Robin Pappas Alice Actor Roger Kemp Spokesman Actor Mario Puzo Screenwriter David Newman Screenwriter Leslie Newman Screenwriter Ilya Salkind Executive Producer Pierre Spengler Producer Ken Thorne Original Music Robert Paynter Cinematographer Geoffrey Unsworth Cinematographer John Victor Smith Film Editing Lynn Stalmaster Casting John Barry Production Design Peter Murton Production Design Terry Ackland-Snow Art Director Ernest Archer Art Director Charles Bishop Art Director Norman Reynolds Art Director Roy Button Assistant Director Raoul Girard Assistant Director Terry Madden Assistant Director Christopher Newman Assistant Director Paul Storey Assistant Director Gareth Tandy Assistant Director Peter Howitt Set Decoration Peter Young Set Decoration Yvonne Blake Costume Design Susan Yelland Set Decoration