- Original title: Flash Gordon
- Ano: 1980
- Duração: 110 min.
- País: United Kingdom
- Diretor: Mike Hodges
- Roteiro: Lorenzo Semple Jr. (Comic: Alex Raymond)
- Música: Howard Blake (Canções: Queen)
- Fotografia: Gilbert Taylor
- Elenco: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Topol, Ornella Muti, Timothy Dalton, Richard O'Brien, Philip Stone, Brian Blessed, Peter Wyngarde, Mariangela Melato, George Harris, John Osborne, Ted Carroll, John Hallam
- Produção: Starling Films / Dino de Laurentiis
- Gênero: Fantasia. Ficção-científica. Aventura
- Sinopse: Flash Gordo é um jogador de futebol americano que junto com Dale Arden estão voltando para Nova York depois de umas longas férias, até o avião cair no laboratório do cientista russo D. Han Zarkov. Flash e Dale, sem saber, embarcam em um nave que dirige-se ao Planeta Mongo.
- Idioma: Inglês
- Legendas: Português
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- Original title:Flash Gordon
- Year: 1980
- Running time: 110 min.
- Country: United Kingdom
- Diretor: Mike Hodges
- Screenwriter: Lorenzo Semple Jr. (Comic: Alex Raymond)
- Music: Howard Blake (Songs: Queen)
- Cinematography: Gilbert Taylor
- Cast: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Topol, Ornella Muti, Timothy Dalton, Richard O'Brien, Philip Stone, Brian Blessed, Peter Wyngarde, Mariangela Melato, George Harris, John Osborne, Ted Carroll, John Hallam
- Producer: Co-production UK-USA; Starling Films / Dino de Laurentiis
- Genre: Fantasy. Sci-Fi. Action | Based on a Comic
- Synopsis / Plot: Flash Gordon is an American football player who along with Dale Arden are returning to New York City after a long vacation, until the plane they are passengers on crashes into the laboratory of Russian scientist Dr. Hans Zarkov. Both Flash and Dale become unwilling passengers on-board Zarkov's rocket-ship as Zarkov sets a course for the planet Mongo. Arriving on Mongo, Flash and his companions find the planet is under the ruler-ship of the evil Emperor Ming the Merciless and Ming is attacking Earth with natural disasters as he bids to destroy Earth. Realising that Earth and the human race is in mortal danger, Flash decides to unite the kingdoms of Mongo and combine the forces of rivals Prince Baron and Prince Vultan to rescue Dale, who is to become Ming's wife and defeat Ming and save Earth from annihilation.
- Awards
- 1980: Nominated for Razzie Awards: Worst Actor (Sam J. Jones)1980: BAFTA Awards: 3 nominations, including Best Music
