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Superman II (1980) — Ligoscope

Superman II

Superman II

1980 · 127 min · Directed by Richard Lester · PG

Science Fiction Action Adventure

★ 6.8(2,546 TMDB votes)▶ Trailer

The Man of Steel meets his match!

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.

Cast

Christopher Reeve

Christopher Reeve

Superman / Clark Kent

Margot Kidder

Margot Kidder

Lois Lane

Terence Stamp

Terence Stamp

General Zod

Sarah Douglas

Sarah Douglas

Ursa

Jack O'Halloran

Jack O'Halloran

Non

Crew

Director: Richard Lester
Writer: Mario Puzo, David Newman, Leslie Newman
Producer: Pierre Spengler
Cinematography: Geoffrey Unsworth, Robert Paynter
Editor: John Victor-Smith
Composer

Details

Studios: Dovemead Films, Alexander and Ilya Salkind Productions, International Film Production
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English
Release: December 4, 1980

Releases

Dec 04, 1980AustraliaTheatrical

Dec 04, 1980BrazilTheatrical10

Dec 12, 1980DenmarkTheatrical15

Dec 12, 1980ItalyTheatricalT

Dec 12, 1980NorwayTheatrical15

Apr 02, 1981GermanyTheatrical12

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Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Lex Luthor

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Otis

Jackie Cooper

Jackie Cooper

Perry White

Valerie Perrine

Valerie Perrine

Eve Teschmacher

Susannah York

Susannah York

Lara

Clifton James

Clifton James

Sheriff

E.G. Marshall

E.G. Marshall

The President

Marc McClure

Marc McClure

Jimmy Olsen

Leueen Willoughby

Leueen Willoughby

Leueen

Robin Pappas

Alice

Roger Kemp

Spokesman

Roger Brierley

Roger Brierley

Terrorist

Anthony Milner

Anthony Milner

Terrorist

Richard Griffiths

Richard Griffiths

Terrorist

Melissa Wiltsie

Nun

Alain Dehay

Gendarme

Marc Boyle

C.R.S. Man

Alan Stuart

Cab Driver

John Ratzenberger

John Ratzenberger

Controller

, John Williams

Production Design

John Barry, Peter Murton

Apr 02, 1981PortugalTheatricalM/12

Apr 09, 1981United KingdomTheatricalPG

Apr 17, 1981FinlandTheatrical

Jun 06, 1981JapanTheatricalG

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