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Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon

6,2 /10 (1,092 Votes)
1980 EN 111 min

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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Release date

05/12/1980

Votes

1,092

Popularity

3.0

Pathetic earthlings...who can save you now?

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

111 min

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$27,100,000

Sam J. Jones

Sam J. Jones

Flash Gordon

Melody Anderson

Melody Anderson

Dale Arden

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

The Emperor Ming

Chaim Topol

Chaim Topol

Dr. Hans Zarkov

Ornella Muti

Ornella Muti

Princess Aura

Timothy Dalton

Timothy Dalton

Prince Barin

Brian Blessed

Brian Blessed

Prince Vultan

Peter Wyngarde

Peter Wyngarde

Klytus

Mariangela Melato

Mariangela Melato

Kala

John Osborne

John Osborne

Arborian Priest

Richard O'Brien

Richard O'Brien

Fico

John Hallam

John Hallam

Luro

Philip Stone

Philip Stone

Zogi, the High Priest

Suzanne Danielle

Suzanne Danielle

Serving Girl

William Hootkins

William Hootkins

Munson

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Bobbie Brown

Hedonia

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Ted Carroll

Biro

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Adrienne Kronenberg

Vultan's Daughter

Stanley Lebor

Stanley Lebor

Mongon Doctor

John Morton

John Morton

Airline Pilot

Burnell Tucker

Burnell Tucker

Airline Co-Pilot

Robbie Coltrane

Robbie Coltrane

Man at Airfield

Peter Duncan

Peter Duncan

Young Treeman

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Ken Sicklen

A Treeman

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Tessa Hewitt

Hawk Woman

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Venetia Spicer

Hawk Woman

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Francis Mughan

Wounded Hawkman

Oliver MacGreevy

Oliver MacGreevy

Klytus Observer No. 1

John Hollis

John Hollis

Klytus Observer No. 2

Paul Bentall

Paul Bentall

Klytus' Pilot

Leon Greene

Leon Greene

Colonel of Battle Control

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Graeme Crowther

Battle Room Controller

Tony Scannell

Tony Scannell

Ming's Officer

David Neal

David Neal

Captain of Ming's Air Force

Bogdan Kominowski

Bogdan Kominowski

Lieutenant of Ming's Air Force

George Harris

George Harris

Prince of Ardentia

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Colin Taylor

King of Frigia

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Doretta Dunkley

Queen of Frigia

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Sally Nicholson

Queen of Azuria

Deep Roy

Deep Roy

Princess Aura's Pet

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Michelle Mildwater

Special Movement

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Marie Green

Special Movement

Imogen Claire

Imogen Claire

Special Movement

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Kay Zimmerman

Special Movement

Frederick Warder

Frederick Warder

Special Movement

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Stephen Brigden

Special Movement

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Lionel Guyett

Special Movement

Ken Robertson

Ken Robertson

Special Movement

Andy Bradford

Andy Bradford

Hawkman

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Bertram Adams

Hawkman

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Terry Forrestal

Hawkman

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Mike Potter

Hawkman

John Sullivan

John Sullivan

Hawkman

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Eddie Stacey

Hawkman

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John Lees

Hawkman

Roy Scammell

Roy Scammell

Hawkman

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Kathy Marquis

Sandmoon Girl

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Sophie

Sandmoon Girl

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Kathy September

Sandmoon Girl

Glenna Forster-Jones

Glenna Forster-Jones

Sandmoon Girl

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Roseanne Romine

Cytherian Girl

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Snehal Patel

Cytherian Girl

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Magda

Cytherian Girl

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Shaka

Cytherian Girl

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Lindy

Cytherian Girl

Viva

Viva

Cytherian Girl

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Beverly Andrews

Cytherian Girl

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Frances Ward

Cytherian Girl

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Kerry-Lou Baylis

Cytherian Girl

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Camella

Cytherian Girl

Eddie Powell

Eddie Powell

Ming's Brute

Jill Goldston

Jill Goldston

Flashback Friend of Dr. Hans Zarkov (uncredited)

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Karen Johnson

Serving Girl in Ming's Chair

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tmdb27219454

2019-08-02

⭐ 8

One of the least appreciated movies made in my lifetime. Done right after the glory that was The Empire Strikes Back and released to a public that had forgotten who Flash Gordon was or what the 1930's serials with Larry "Buster" Crabbe represented. Although the public was drooling desire for more high tech special effects and serious Space Opera, Flash went in the opposite direction and brought Campy back with a style all his own. This movie PERFECTLY recreated everything that those early B&W serials threw at those screaming kids sitting up in the movie theater balcony. Not to mention that the…

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JPV852

JPV852

2020-09-21

⭐ 7

Campy and fun science fiction fantasy-adventure flick has some cheesy but colorful and good production designs and the performances for the most part were fine, with Max Von Sydow lending prestige to a goofy character and Sam J. Jones was okay in the lead, but he's really not asked to do a whole lot (both in acting and fighting) while Melody Anderson was alright though the "romance" between her and Flash Gordon was a bit forced. And for its time, I thought the special/visual effects were adequate, superior to the likes of Superman 3 & 4 released years later (1983/1987). Enjoyable time waster a…

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-03-27

⭐ 7

Now then, anyone who thinks that Max von Sydov's best film was "the Seventh Seal" (1957) really does need to get their priorities right: forget Ingmar Bergman - it has to be this marvellously camp effort from Mike Hodges and Dino de Laurentiis that allows him to act the megalomanic whilst dressing up like the best panto villain you're ever likely to encounter. Sam J. Jones is the eponymous hero who, alongside the rather hapless Melody Anderson ("Dale") and Topol's slightly demented scientist ("Zarkov"), falls prey to the mischievous games of "Ming the Merciless" as he toys with the Earth. Once…

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