Flash Gordon(Movie, 1980)

Name: Flash Gordon
Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Comedy
Released: 1980
Duration: T01:51:00
Rating: 3.1

1h 51min | Genres: Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Comedy

Rating: 3.1/5 (with 414 votes)

Flash Gordon is a 1980 American space opera superhero film directed by Mike Hodges, based on the King Features comic strip of the same name created by Alex Raymond. The film stars Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Ornella Muti, Max von Sydow and Topol, with Timothy Dalton, Mariangela Melato, Brian Blessed and Peter Wyngarde in supporting roles. The film follows star quarterback Flash Gordon (Jones) and his allies Dale Arden (Anderson) and Hans Zarkov (Topol) as they unite the warring factions of the planet Mongo against the oppression of Ming the Merciless (von Sydow), who is i... ()

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Awards & Nominations for Flash Gordon

nominated for: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor

About Flash Gordon

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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Flash Gordon ≣ 1980 ≣ Trailer(Trailer, 1:49)

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Additional Information

Production countries: United Kingdom (UK), Netherlands, United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Hertfordshire

Plays in: Vermont

Based on: "Flash Gordon" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: Universal Pictures, Dino De Laurentiis Company, Starling Films, Famous Films (II)

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 25 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Basque (EU), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 09/01/1980

Appearing Characters: Flash Gordon

Cast: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Chaim Topol, Timothy Dalton, Max von Sydow, Ornella Muti, Brian Blessed, Mariangela Melato, Richard O'Brien, John Hallam, Philip Stone, Peter Wyngarde, William Hootkins, George Harris, John Morton, John Osborne, Kenny Baker, Robbie Coltrane, John Hollis, Deep Roy

Director: Mike Hodges

Producer: Dino De Laurentiis

Screenwriter: Lorenzo Semple Jr., Alex Raymond

Film Editor: Malcolm Cooke

Director of Photography: Gilbert Taylor

Composer: Howard Blake

Costume designer: Danilo Donati

Production Designer: Danilo Donati

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Φλας Γκόρντον"

"フラッシュ・ゴードン"

Keywords: alien planet, prince, duel, floating city, scientist, fighter, emperor, giant forest, cult film, deception, solar eclipse, space opera, action hero

Budget: 35,000,000 USD

Revenue: 27,107,960 USD (= 77%)

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Flash Gordon(Movie, 1980)

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