Cast & Crew

Directed by

Richard Lester
(directed by)

Writing Credits

Jerry Siegel
(character created by: Superman) &
Joe Shuster
(character created by: Superman)
David Newman
(screenplay by) &
Leslie Newman
(screenplay by)
Mario Puzo
(characters) (uncredited)

Cast

Christopher Reeve
Superman / Clark Kent
Richard Pryor
Gus Gorman
Jackie Cooper
Perry White
Marc McClure
Jimmy Olsen
Annette O'Toole
Lana Lang
Annie Ross
Vera
Pamela Stephenson
Lorelei
Robert Vaughn
Ross Webster
Margot Kidder
Lois Lane
Gavan O'Herlihy
Brad
Nancy Roberts
Unemployment Clerk
Graham Stark
Blind Man
Henry Woolf
Penguin Man
Gordon Rollings
Man In Cap
Peter Wear
Bank Robber
Justin Case
Mime
Bob Todd
Dignified Gent
Terry Camilleri
Delivery Man
Stefan Kalipha
Data School Instructor
Helen Horton
Miss Henderson
Lou Hirsch
Fred
Bill Reimbold
Wages Man
Shane Rimmer
State Policeman
Al Matthews
Fire Chief
Barry Dennen
Dr. McClean
Enid Saunders
Minnie Bannister
Kevin Harrison Cork
D.J.
Robert Henderson
Mr. Simpson
Paul Kaethler
Ricky
R.J. Bell
Mr. Stokis
Pamela Mandell
Mrs. Stokis
Peter Whitman
Man At Cash Point
Ronnie Brody
Husband
Sandra Dickinson
Wife
Philip Gilbert
Newsreader
Pat Starr
White-Coated Scientist
Gordon Signer
Mayor
John Bluthal
Pisa Vendor
George Chisholm
Street Sweeper
David Fielder
Olympic Runner
Robert Beatty
Tanker Captain
Christopher Malcolm
1st Miner
Larry Lamb
2nd Miner
Frank Oz
Brain Surgeon
Roy Alon
Man Trapped in Car
Russell Brook
Donald White
John Clifford
Daily Planet Employee
Maxwell Craig
Man in Unemployment Line
Tracey Eddon
Woman on Skates
Stan Edmonds
Applauding Man
Ray Ford
Columbian Villager
Loraine Fowlow
Car Crash Witness
Stuart Freeborn
Train Passenger
Jill Goldston
Woman in Crowd
Barrie Holland
Man at Bowling Alley
Les Kimber
Bus Driver
Arnold Lee
Room Service
Wendy Leech
Woman with Grocery Bags
Grant Lowe
Cab Driver
Derek Lyons
Commuter
Maureen Nelson
Unemployment Clerk
Mildred Shay
Woman in Elevator
Tina Simmons
Commuter
Colin Skeaping
Barman
Aaron Smolinski
Boy at Photo Booth
Guy Standeven
'Daily Planet' Employee
Geoffrey Steele
Man in Elevator
Harry Van Engel
Webster Employee
Leslie Weeks
Man in Crowd
Edward Wiley
Oil Tanker Bridge Crew
David Winning
Commuter
Fred Wood
Dole Recipient - Next to Gus Gorman

Produced by

Alexander Salkind
executive producer
Ilya Salkind
executive producer
Robert Simmonds
associate producer
Pierre Spengler
producer (produced by)

Music by

Ken Thorne
(music by)

Cinematography by

Robert Paynter
director of photography

Editing by

John Victor Smith
(edited by)

Casting By

Jane Feinberg
Mike Fenton
Debbie McWilliams

Production Design by

Peter Murton

Art Direction by

Brian Ackland-Snow
Terry Ackland-Snow
Bert Davey

Set Decoration by

Peter Young

Costume Design by

Evangeline Harrison

Makeup Department

Paul Engelen
makeup artist
Stuart Freeborn
makeup artist
Bobbie Smith
hairdresser
Joan White
hairdresser
Richard Glass
standby contact lens optician (uncredited)
Gail Kennedy
makeup artist (uncredited)
Robert L. Stevenson
hair department head (uncredited)

Production Management

Chris Coles
production manager: USA
Michael Dryhurst
production supervisor: Alberta
Les Kimber
production manager: Alberta
Doug MacLeod
unit manager: Alberta (as Doug McLeod)
Michael E. Steele
unit manager: Alberta (as Michael Steele)
Vincent Winter
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Ken Baker
assistant director: process unit
David Lane
flying and second unit director
Nick Laws
second assistant director: process unit
Christopher Newman
assistant director (as Chris Newman)
Dusty Symonds
first assistant director
Keith Young
assistant director

Art Department

Charles Bishop
art director: model unit
Alan Booth
construction manager
Ken Chang
construction manager: Alberta
Charles Cottrell
scenic painter
Bert Hearn
prop master
Ron Higgins
stand-by second unit
John Leuenberger
prop master
Dennis Maddison
buyer
Ted Michell
scenic artist
John Paterson
construction manager
Michael G. Ploog
illustrator (as Michael Ploog)
Denis Rich
illustrator
Larry Salk
Illustrator: key art
Michael Boone
draughtsman (uncredited)
Joe Cassar
carpenter (uncredited)
Mick Chubbock
plasterer (uncredited)
Paul Duff
carpenter (uncredited)
Steve Furneaux
carpenter (uncredited)
Richard Holland
set designer (uncredited)
Robert Jackson
carpenter (uncredited)
Ray Norris
carpenter (uncredited)
Wesley Peppiatt
props (uncredited)
Andrew Semple
painter (uncredited)
Bob Sherwood
dressing prop (uncredited)

Sound Department

Roy Charman
sound mixer
Gerry Humphreys
re-recording mixer
Archie Ludski
dubbing editor
Robin O'Donoghue
re-recording mixer
Rocky Phelan
dubbing editor
Don Sharpe
dubbing editor
Paul Smith
dubbing editor
Richard Lightman
foley artist (uncredited)
Lionel Strutt
adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Colin Chilvers
director of special effects and miniatures
Martin Gutteridge
special effects
Robert Harman
flying effects technician (as Bob Harman)
Brian Warner
special effects
Chris Corbould
special effects senior technician (uncredited)
Ian Corbould
special effects (uncredited)
Neil Corbould
special effects technician (uncredited)
Paul Corbould
special effects (uncredited)
Ricky Farns
special effects (uncredited)
David Ford
special effects (uncredited)
Garth Inns
special effects (uncredited)
Mark Meddings
special effects senior technician (uncredited)
Peter Netley
special effects (uncredited)
Roy Quinn
special effects (uncredited)
David Neil Trifunovich
special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

James Aspinall
zoptic assistant
Dennis Bartlett
travelling matte supervisor
Janice Body
assistant matte artist
Martin Body
optical and matte camera
Dick Dimbleby
optical printer
Dave Docwra
optical printer
Roy Field
supervisor of optical & visual effects
Peter Harman
optical and matte camera
Jim Machin
model maker
Peter Melrose
matte artist
Harry Oakes
director of photography: model unit
Zoran Perisic
front projection consultant
Charles Stoneham
matte artist
David Wynn-Jones
zoptic front projection supervisor (as David Wynn Jones)
Alan Buchan
visual effects (uncredited)
Costas Charitou
titles & opticals: Camera Effects Ltd (uncredited)
Peter Donen
visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Nigel Gostelow
floor runner: model unit (uncredited)
Dion Hatch
optical cameraman: CRC (uncredited)
Keith Holland
visual effects camera operator (uncredited)
Derek Meddings
additional model effects (uncredited)
Terry Reed
supervising model maker (uncredited)
Tim Walton
visual effects artist (uncredited)
Paul Wilson
additional model photography (uncredited)
Steve Wright
digital animator: video game computer animation, Atari Inc. (uncredited)

Stunts

Roy Alon
stunts
Ric Anderson
stunt driver
Ken Barker
stunts
Dickey Beer
stunts (as Dicky Beer)
Marc Boyle
stunts
Sue Crosland
stunts
Clive Curtis
stunts
Tracey Eddon
stunts
Greg Wayne Elam
stunts (as Greg Elam)
Richard Hammatt
stunts
Reg Harding
stunts
Billy Horrigan
stunts
Wendy Leech
stunts
Wayne Michaels
stunts
Colin Skeaping
stunts
Eddie Stacey
stunts
Mark Stewart
stunts
Terry Walsh
stunts
Paul Weston
stunt coordinator
Rick Anderson
stunts (uncredited)
Vic Armstrong
stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Eddon
stunts (uncredited)
Nick Gillard
stunt performer (uncredited)
Alex Green
stunts (uncredited)
Dick Hancock
stunts (uncredited)
Ken Kirzinger
stunts (uncredited)
Terence Plummer
stunts (uncredited)
Greg Powell
stunts (uncredited)
Doug Robinson
stunts (uncredited)
Paul Weston
stunts (uncredited)
Les White
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Bob Bailin
background photographer
Steve Claydon
focus puller (as Stephen Claydon)
Freddie Cooper
camera operator (as Freddy Cooper)
John Deaton
focus puller: model unit
David Garfath
camera operator
Ginger Gemmel
camera operator: model unit (as Ginger Gemmell)
Ron Goodman
Wesscam photographer: process backgrounds (as Ronald Goodman)
Phil Gries
cinematographer: behind the scenes
Keith Hamshere
still photographer
John Harris
director of photography: process unit
Ian Kelly
video supervisor: process unit
John May
gaffer
John Palmer
camera operator: process unit
Jeff Paynter
focus puller
Cervin Robinson
process stills
Tony Strachan
focus puller: process unit
Frode Wik
assistant: process backgrounds
Bill Bennett
camera operator: Glen Canyon unit (uncredited)
George Binnersley
clapper loader (uncredited)
David Cadwallader
grip (uncredited)
Vince Goddard
electrician (uncredited)
Danny Shelmerdine
clapper loader (uncredited)
Derek Suter
clapper loader (uncredited)
Matt Tundo
director of photography: Alberta scenes (uncredited)

Casting Department

Michelle Guish
casting assistant
Trish Robinson
casting: Canada (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Betty Adamson
wardrobe supervisor
Diane Jones
wardrobe supervisor
Graham Churchyard
costume assistant (uncredited)
Barbara Ann Schoemaker
costume assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Peter Hollywood
associate editor
Peter Holt
assistant editor
Chris Kennedy
assistant editor
Brian Lintern
assistant editor
Bob Mullen
assistant editor
Colin Wilson
assistant editor

Location Management

Virginia Lynch
assistant location manager
Philip Seber
location and firefighter support (uncredited)

Music Department

Richard Bissill
Musician: French horn
Robert Hathaway
music editor (as Bob Hathaway)
Giorgio Moroder
composer: original songs
John Richards
music mixer / music re-recordist
John Williams
composer: original Superman themes
Ken Thorne
conductor (uncredited) / music arranger (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Pamela Carlton
continuity
Marilyn Clarke
continuity: process backgrounds
Doris Martin
continuity: process unit

Additional Crew

Trudy Balen
personal assistant to producer
Joy Bayley
production assistant
Allen Burry
publicist (as Alan Burry)
Maureen Campbell
production assistant
Pauline Coutelenq
production executive
Quinn Donoghue
publicist
Tricia Fisher
secretary to producer
Sue Hausner
personal assistant to executive producer
Bobbie Johnson
assistant accountant
Katya Kolpaktchy
continuity: model unit
Lyn Lucibello
assistant accountant: Alberta (as Lynn Lucibello)
Jennie McClean
secretary to director
Heather McIntosh
location accountant: Alberta
Terry Mellis
accountant
Maria Monreal
executive assistant to producers
Patricia O'Reilly
publicist (as Patricia O'Reilly)
Sally Pardo
production assistant
Colin Prescott
balloon stunts arranger
Alexander Salkind
presenter
Christine Samways
assistant accountant
Howard R. Schuster
financial services
John Trehy
production accountant
Suzie F. Wiesmann
accounts secretary (as Sue Ford)
Marc Wolff
helicopter pilot
Trudy Work
production assistant: Alberta
Frans J. Afman
financial consultant (uncredited)
Bill Finger
character: Lana Lang (uncredited)
Mark Mostyn
runner (uncredited)
Christopher Reeve
production consultant (uncredited)
John Sikela
character: Lana Lang (uncredited)
Tana Tocher
caterer (uncredited)
Paul Tucker
production controller (uncredited)
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