Sinopsis
Tres criminales, procedentes del planeta Krypton, a los que el padre de Superman condenó a vagar por el espacio, eluden su condena y se dirigen a la Tierra para enfrentarse a Superman, en una batalla cósmica por la supremacía sobre el planeta. Al mismo tiempo, el superhéroe continúa ocultando su identidad tras la tímida personalidad del reportero Clark Kent, aunque su novia Lois Lane comienza a sospechar algo.
Reparto
Gene Hackman — Lex LuthorChristopher Reeve — Superman / Clark KentNed Beatty — OtisJackie Cooper — Perry WhiteSarah Douglas — UrsaMargot Kidder — Lois LaneJack O'Halloran — NonValerie Perrine — Eve TeschmacherSusannah York — LaraClifton James — SheriffE.G. Marshall — The PresidentMarc McClure — Jimmy OlsenTerence Stamp — General ZodLeueen Willoughby — LeueenRobin Pappas — AliceRoger Kemp — SpokesmanRoger Brierley — TerroristAnthony Milner — TerroristRichard Griffiths — TerroristMelissa Wiltsie — NunAlain Dehay — GendarmeMarc Boyle — C.R.S. ManAlan Stuart — Cab DriverJohn Ratzenberger — ControllerShane Rimmer — ControllerJohn Morton — NateJim Dowdall — BorisAngus MacInnes — Prison WarderAntony Sher — Bell BoyElva Mai Hoover — MotherHadley Kay — JasonTodd Woodcroft — FatherJohn Hollis — Krypton ElderGordon Rollings — FishermanPeter Whitman — DeputyBill Bailey — J.J.Dinny Powell — BoogHal Galili — Man at BarMarcus D'Amico — WillieJack Cooper — DinoRichard LeParmentier — ReporterDon Fellows — GeneralMichael Shannon — President's AideTony Sibbald — Presidential ImposterTommy Duggan — Diner OwnerPamela Mandell — WaitressPepper Martin — RockyEugene Lipinski — NewsvendorCleon Spencer — KidCarl Parris — KidNorman Chancer — White House Aide (uncredited)Jean-Pierre Cassel — French Officer at the White House (uncredited)Richard Donner — Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)Jeff East — Teenage Clark Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)Glenn Ford — Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)Trevor Howard — Krypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited)John Cannon — Prison Inmate (uncredited)