Movie
Flash Gordon
1980PG1h 51m6.3 / 10
Pathetic earthlings...who can save you now?
A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.
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Synopsis
A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.
More about Flash Gordon
Cast
Sam J. JonesFlash Gordon
Melody AndersonDale Arden
Max von SydowThe Emperor Ming
Chaim TopolDr. Hans Zarkov
Ornella MutiPrincess Aura
Timothy DaltonPrince Barin
Brian BlessedPrince Vultan
Peter WyngardeKlytusCredits
- Directed by
- Mike Hodges
- Written by
- Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $35M
- Box office
- $27.1M
Production
- Starling FilmsUnited Kingdom
Universal PicturesUnited States- Famous Films ProductionsNetherlands
- Flash Gordon ProductionsUnited States
- DDL CinematograficaItaly
Themes
action heroalien planetdeceptionduelemperorevil dictatorexcitedfighter
