Richard Donner Director Christopher Reeve Clark Kent, Kal-El, Superman Actor Gene Hackman Lex Luthor Actor Marlon Brando Jor-El Actor Margot Kidder Lois Lane Actor Ned Beatty Otis Actor Jackie Cooper Perry White Actor Marc McClure Jimmy Olsen Actor Glenn Ford Jonathan Kent Actor Valerie Perrine Eve Teschmacher Actor Phyllis Thaxter Martha Kent Actor Jeff East Young Clark Kent Actor Trevor Howard First Elder Actor Susannah York Lara Actor Maria Schell Vond-Ah Actor Terence Stamp General Zod Actor Sarah Douglas Ursa Actor Harry Andrews 2nd Elder Actor Lise Hilboldt Secretary #1 Actor Larry Hagman Major Actor John Ratzenberger Controller #1 Actor Jerry Siegel Writer Mario Puzo Writer David Newman Writer Robert Benton Writer Tom Mankiewicz Writer Leslie Newman Screenwriter Pierre Spengler Producer Richard Lester Producer Alexander Salkind Producer Ilya Salkind Executive Producer Geoffrey Unsworth Cinematographer Michael Ellis Film Editing Michael Thau Film Editing Stuart Baird Film Editing John Williams Original Music John Barry Production Design Ernest Archer Art Director Bill Brodie Art Director Peter Howitt Set Decoration Fred Weiler Set Decoration Jerry Allen Costume Design Yvonne Blake Costume Design Lynn Stalmaster Casting Stuart Craig Art Director Leslie Dilley Art Director Norman Dorme Art Director Tony Reading Art Director Norman Reynolds Art Director Philip Bennet Art Director