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

1980

1h 51m

6.2(1023 votes)

Science Fiction

Adventure

Action

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

73 members

Acting

Sam J. Jones

Flash Gordon

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Melody Anderson

Dale Arden

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Max von Sydow

The Emperor Ming

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Chaim Topol

Dr. Hans Zarkov

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Ornella Muti

Princess Aura

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Timothy Dalton

Prince Barin

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Brian Blessed

Prince Vultan

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Peter Wyngarde

Klytus

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Mariangela Melato

Kala

Writing

John Osborne

Arborian Priest

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Richard O'Brien

Fico

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John Hallam

Luro

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Philip Stone

Zogi, the High Priest

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Suzanne Danielle

Serving Girl

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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

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Stanley Lebor

Mongon Doctor

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John Morton

Airline Pilot

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Burnell Tucker

Airline Co-Pilot

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Robbie Coltrane

Man at Airfield

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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

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Oliver MacGreevy

Klytus Observer No. 1

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John Hollis

Klytus Observer No. 2

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Paul Bentall

Klytus' Pilot

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Leon Greene

Colonel of Battle Control

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Graeme Crowther

Battle Room Controller

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Tony Scannell

Ming's Officer

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David Neal

Captain of Ming's Air Force

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Bogdan Kominowski

Lieutenant of Ming's Air Force

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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

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Deep Roy

Princess Aura's Pet

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Michelle Mildwater

Special Movement

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Marie Green

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Imogen Claire

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Kay Zimmerman

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Frederick Warder

Special Movement

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Stephen Brigden

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Lionel Guyett

Special Movement

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Ken Robertson

Special Movement

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Andy Bradford

Hawkman

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Bertram Adams

Hawkman

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Crew

Terry Forrestal

Hawkman

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Mike Potter

Hawkman

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John Sullivan

Hawkman

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Eddie Stacey

Hawkman

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John Lees

Hawkman

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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

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Glenna Forster-Jones

Sandmoon Girl

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Roseanne Romine

Cytherian Girl

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Production

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

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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

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Crew

Eddie Powell

Ming's Brute

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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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