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Superman II
Synopsis
Between giving up his super powers, confronting criminals from outer space, and having problems with his girlfriend, it's a bad time to be the Man of Steel in this sequel to the 1978 blockbuster. When terrorists threaten to destroy Paris with a thermonuclear device as they hold reporter Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) hostage, Superman (Christopher Reeve) comes to the rescue and flings the weapon into space. However, its blast outside the earth's orbit awakens Zod (Terence Stamp), Ursa (Sarah Douglas), and Non (Jack O'Halloran), three villains from Superman's home planet of Krypton who were exiled to outer space for their crimes. Zod and his partners arrive on Earth and use their powers in a bid to take over the U.S., and then the world. However, when Lois realizes that mild mannered Clark Kent and Superman are actually the same person, he brings her to his Fortress of Solitude, where his decision to marry Lois costs him his remarkable strength. Without his super powers, how can Superman vanquish Zod and save the world? Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Susannah York, and Jackie Cooper return from the first film, which was shot at the same time as parts of the sequel.~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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Full Credits
  • Director:
    Richard Lester,
  • Writer:
    Leslie Newman, Joe Shuster, Jerry Siegel, Mario Puzo, David Newman,
  • Producer:
    Pierre Spengler,
  • Cinematographer:
    Geoffrey Unsworth, Robert Paynter,
  • Editor:
    John Victor-Smith,
  • Executive Producer:
    Ilya Salkind,
  • Cast:
    Sarah Douglas, Ned Beatty, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Jackie Cooper,
  • Camera Operator:
    Peter MacDonald, Freddie Cooper, David Garfath, John Morgan, Chic Waterson, Ginger Gemmel, John Harris,
  • First Assistant Camera:
    David Wynn-Jones,
  • Sound Editor:
    Don Sharpe,
  • Stunts:
    Terence Plummer, Peter Munt, Billy Horrigan, Mark McBride, Johan Thorén, Tex Fuller, Tim Condren, Doug Robinson, Graeme Crowther, Joe Dunne, Stuart Fell, Stuart St. Paul, Wendy Leech, Jack Cooper, Cyd Child, Greg Powell, Colin Skeaping, Arthur Howell, Chris Webb, Terry Richards, Peter Diamond, Clive Curtis, Jacob Rupp, Valentino Musetti, George Lane Cooper, Nick Gillard, Terry Yorke,
  • Other:
    Denys N. Coop, Paul Wilson,
  • Casting:
    Lynn Stalmaster, Debbie McWilliams,
  • Assistant Director:
    Roy Button, Christopher Newman, Terry Madden, Gareth Tandy, Raoul Girard, Dusty Symonds, Paul Storey,
  • Finance:
    Frans J. Afman,
  • Production Manager:
    Geoffrey Helman, Vincent Winter, Robert Simmonds,
  • Stunt Coordinator:
    Vic Armstrong, Alf Joint, Paul Weston,
  • Story by:
    Mario Puzo,
  • Special Effects Supervisor:
    Zoran Perisic, Colin Chilvers,
  • Production Design:
    Peter Murton, John Barry,
  • Assistant Art Director:
    Jim Morahan,
  • Other:
    Maria Monreal,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Stuart Freeborn,
  • Costume Design:
    Sue Yelland, Yvonne Blake,
  • Hairdresser:
    Joan White, Pat McDermott, Bobbie Smith,
  • Screenplay:
    Leslie Newman, Mario Puzo, David Newman,
  • Focus Puller:
    David Wynn-Jones,
  • Characters:
    Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster,
  • Production Supervisor:
    Tim Hampton, Cecil F. Ford,
  • Stunt Double:
    Vic Armstrong,
  • Art Direction:
    Charles Bishop, Terry Ackland-Snow, Norman Reynolds, Ernest Archer,
  • Production Accountant:
    Douglas Noakes,
  • Assistant Accountant:
    Michele Tandy,
  • Supervising Art Director:
    Maurice Fowler,
  • Set Decoration:
    Peter Young, Peter Howitt,
  • Costume Assistant:
    Graham Churchyard,
  • Hairstylist:
    Nereida Soto,
  • Other:
    Robert Lynn,
  • Visual Effects Supervisor:
    Roy Field,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Ken Thorne,
  • Sound Mixer:
    Roy Charman,
  • Creative Consultant:
    Tom Mankiewicz,
  • Second Unit Director:
    David Tomblin,
  • Unit Manager:
    Allan James,

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