Superman II

After the destruction of Krypton, three criminals are freed from the Phantom Zone and head towards Earth to conquer it, while Clark Kent, secretly Superman, reveals his true identity to Lois Lane, but later loses his powers and must regain them to save Earth from the criminals. Superman II is a 1980 English-language Action Adventure film starring Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder and Chris Kelly. The movie is based on Superman by Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster. Superman II was Produced by Pierre Spengler. Superman II is written by Joe Shuster, Jerry Siegel, Mario Puzo, David Newman and Leslie Newman and it is directed by Richard Lester. Warner Bros. Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. Superman II was released on 4th December 1980 and takes a screen time of 127 minutes. Superman II was made on a budget of $54 million and it was a hit at box office gross of $59 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Mario Puzo, David Newman and Leslie Newman. Cinematography was done by Robert Paynter and editing by John Victor-Smith. The music was composed by Ken Thorne.