"The Man of Steel meets his match!"

1980

2h 7m

6.8(2556 votes)

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Adventure

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Three Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod team up with Lex Luthor to conquer Earth, forcing a depowered Superman to regain his strength and stop them.

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10 featured cast members

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Christopher Reeve

Superman / Clark Kent

Margot Kidder

Lois Lane

Terence Stamp

General Zod

Sarah Douglas

Ursa

Jack O'Halloran

Non

Gene Hackman

Lex Luthor

Ned Beatty

Otis

Jackie Cooper

Perry White

Valerie Perrine

Eve Teschmacher

Susannah York

Lara

Creative team

Directed by: Richard Lester
Written by: Mario Puzo
David Newman
Produced by: Pierre Spengler

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