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Cast
Sam J. Jones (Flash Gordon)Melody Anderson (Dale Arden)Max von Sydow (The Emperor Ming)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)Richard O'Brien (Fico)John Hallam (Luro)Philip Stone (Zogi, the High Priest)Suzanne Danielle (Serving Girl)William Hootkins (Munson)Bobbie Brown (Hedonia)Ted Carroll (Biro)Adrienne Kronenberg (Vultan's Daughter)
Director
Mike Hodges
Synopsis
A football player and his friends travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.
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