"Pathetic earthlings...who can save you now?"

1980

1h 51m

6.3(1142 votes)

Science Fiction

Adventure

Action

Family

Overview

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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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Sam J. Jones

Flash Gordon

Melody Anderson

Dale Arden

Max von Sydow

The Emperor Ming

Chaim Topol

Dr. Hans Zarkov

Ornella Muti

Princess Aura

Timothy Dalton

Prince Barin

Brian Blessed

Prince Vultan

Peter Wyngarde

Klytus

Mariangela Melato

Kala

John Osborne

Arborian Priest

Creative team

Directed by: Mike Hodges
Written by: Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Produced by: Dino De Laurentiis

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