 | Marlon Brando als Jor-El |
 | Gene Hackman als Lex Luthor |
 | Christopher Reeve als Clark Kent / Superman |
 | Ned Beatty als Otis |
 | Jackie Cooper als Perry White |
 | Glenn Ford als Pa Kent |
 | Trevor Howard als 1st Elder (uncredited) |
 | Margot Kidder als Lois Lane |
 | Jack O'Halloran als Non |
 | Valerie Perrine als Eve Teschmacher |
 | Maria Schell als Vond-Ah |
 | Terence Stamp als General Zod |
 | Phyllis Thaxter als Ma Kent |
 | Susannah York als Lara |
 | Marc McClure als Jimmy Olsen |
 | Sarah Douglas als Ursa |
 | Harry Andrews als 2nd Elder (uncredited) |
 | Jeff East als Young Clark Kent |
 | Diane Sherry Case als Lana Lang |
 | Vass Anderson als 3rd Elder (uncredited) |
 | John Hollis als 4th Elder (uncredited) |
 | James Garbutt als 5th Elder (uncredited) |
 | Michael Gover als 6th Elder (uncredited) |
 | David Neal als 7th Elder (uncredited) |
 | William Russell als 8th Elder (uncredited) |
| Penelope Lee als 9th Elder (uncredited) |
 | John Stuart als 10th Elder (uncredited) |
| Alan Cullen als 11th Elder (uncredited) |
 | Aaron Smolinski als Baby Clark Kent (uncredited) |
 | Billy J. Mitchell als 1st Editor (uncredited) |
 | Robert Henderson als 2nd Editor (uncredited) |
 | Larry Lamb als 1st Reporter (uncredited) |
| John Cassady als 3rd Reporter (uncredited) |
 | John F. Parker als 4th Reporter (uncredited) |
| Harry Scott als 5th Reporter (uncredited) |
| Ray Evans als 6th Reporter (uncredited) |
 | Miquel Brown als 8th Reporter (uncredited) |
 | Vincent Marzello als 1st Copy Boy (uncredited) |
| Benjamin Feitelson als 2nd Copy Boy (uncredited) |
 | Lise Hilboldt als 1st Secretary (uncredited) |
| Leueen Willoughby als 2nd Secretary (uncredited) |
 | Rex Reed als Rex Reed (uncredited) |
 | Weston Gavin als Mugger (uncredited) |
 | Steve Kahan als Officer 1 (uncredited) |
 | Ray Hassett als Officer 2 (uncredited) |
 | Randy Jurgensen als Officer 3 (uncredited) |
| Matt Russo als News Vendor (uncredited) |
 | Colin Skeaping als Pilot (uncredited) |
| Bo Rucker als Pimp (uncredited) |
| Paul Avery als TV Cameraman (uncredited) |
 | David Baxt als Burglar (uncredited) |
| George Harris II als Patrolman Mooney (uncredited) |
| John Cording als 2nd Hood (uncredited) |
 | Oz Clarke als 4th Hood (uncredited) |
 | Rex Everhart als Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Jayne Tottman als Little Girl (uncredited) |
| Frank Lazarus als Air Force One Pilot (uncredited) |
 | Brian Protheroe als Co Pilot (uncredited) |
| Lawrence Trimble als 1st Crewman (uncredited) |
| Robert Whelan als 2nd Crewman (uncredited) |
 | David Calder als 3rd Crewman (uncredited) |
 | Norwich Duff als Newscaster (uncredited) |
 | Keith Alexander als Newscaster (uncredited) |
 | Michael Ensign als Newscaster (uncredited) |
 | Larry Hagman als Major (uncredited) |
 | Paul Tuerpe als Sgt. Hayley (uncredited) |
| Graham McPherson als Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| David Yorston als Petty Officer (uncredited) |
| Robert O'Neill als Admiral (uncredited) |
 | Robert MacLeod als General (uncredited) |
 | John Ratzenberger als 1st Controller (uncredited) |
 | Alan Tilvern als 2nd Controller (uncredited) |
 | Phil Brown als State Senator (uncredited) |
| Bill Bailey als 2nd Senator (uncredited) |
 | Burnell Tucker als Agent (uncredited) |
| Chief Tug Smith als Indian Chief (uncredited) |
| Norman Warwick als Superchief Driver (uncredited) |
| Chuck Julian als Assistant (uncredited) |
| Mark Wynter als Mate (uncredited) |
| Roy Stevens als Warden (uncredited) |
 | Noel Neill als Ella Lane (uncredited) |
 | Kirk Alyn als Sam Lane (uncredited) |
 | Tony Selby als Hood (uncredited) |
 | Egbert Sen als Indonesian delegate at the UN (uncredited) |
| John Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Geoffrey Unsworth | Director of Photography |
| Norman Reynolds | Art Direction |
| Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Stuart Baird | Editor |
| Mario Puzo | Screenplay |
| Mario Puzo | Story |
| Tom Mankiewicz | Writer |
| Leslie Dilley | Art Direction |
| Stuart Craig | Art Direction |
| David Newman | Screenplay |
| Robert Benton | Screenplay |
| Richard Donner | Director |
| Tony Reading | Art Direction |
| John Glen | Second Unit Director |
| Greg Powell | Stunts |
| Stuart Freeborn | Makeup Supervisor |
| Norman Dorme | Art Direction |
| Vic Armstrong | Stunt Coordinator |
| Patricia McDermott | Hairdresser |
| Jerry Siegel | Characters |
| Joe Shuster | Characters |
| Ilya Salkind | Executive Producer |
| Pierre Spengler | Producer |
| Yvonne Blake | Costume Design |
| Michael Ellis | Editor |
| Leslie Newman | Screenplay |
| Dusty Symonds | Production Manager |
| Colin Chilvers | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Nick Maley | Makeup Artist |
| Robert Lynn | Second Unit |
| John Barry | Production Design |
| John Barry | Second Unit Director |
| Norman Bolland | Sound Mixer |
| Ernest Archer | Art Direction |
| Gordon K. McCallum | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Steve Cooper | Set Designer |
| David Tomblin | Second Unit Director |
| Mike Fox | Camera Operator |
| Peter Howitt | Set Decoration |
| Roy Charman | Sound Mixer |
| Peter Pennell | Sound Effects Editor |
| Chris Greenham | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Charles F. Greenlaw | Associate Producer |
| Robert Simmonds | Production Supervisor |
| Phil Rhodes | Makeup Artist |
| Louis Lane | Makeup Artist |
| Basil Newall | Makeup Artist |
| Connie Reeve | Makeup Artist |
| Joan White | Hairdresser |
| Richard Hackman | Stunts |
| Betty Adamson | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Jamie Brown | Makeup Artist |
| Graham Freeborn | Makeup Artist |
| Kay Freeborn | Makeup Artist |
| Philip Bennet | Art Direction |
| Sylvia Croft | Makeup Artist |
| Iloe Elliott | Hairdresser |
| Darby Halpin | Hairdresser |
| Cathy Kevany | Hairdresser |
| Stella Rivers | Hairdresser |
| Denis Rich | Visual Effects Designer |
| Barbara Gillett | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Reg Bream | Draughtsman |
| David Wynn-Jones | First Assistant Camera |
