Flash Gordon
Pathetic earthlings...who can save you now?
- 1980
- Rated PG
- 1h 51m
- Science Fiction
- Adventure
- Action
- Family
Rating: 6.3 out of 10TMDB(1.2K votes)
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.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor (1981)
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Box office
Grossed $27.1M worldwide against a $35M budget
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Based on
Based on Flash Gordon
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Filming locations
Filmed in Hertfordshire
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Setting
Set in Vermont
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Music
Music by Howard Blake
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Gilbert Taylor
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Alex RaymondCharacters
- Lorenzo Semple Jr.Screenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 5, 1980
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $35M
- Revenue
- $27.1M
- Countries
- Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America
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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 WyngardeKlytus
Mariangela MelatoKala
John OsborneArborian Priest
Richard O'BrienFico
John HallamLuro
Philip StoneZogi, the High Priest
Suzanne DanielleServing Girl
William HootkinsMunson- Bobbie BrownHedonia
- Ted CarrollBiro
- Adrienne KronenbergVultan's Daughter
Stanley LeborMongon Doctor
John MortonAirline Pilot
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