"A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth."
Sam J. Jones
as Flash Gordon
Melody Anderson
as Dale Arden
Max von Sydow
as The Emperor Ming
Chaim Topol
as Dr. Hans Zarkov
Ornella Muti
as Princess Aura
Timothy Dalton
as Prince Barin
Brian Blessed
as Prince Vultan
Peter Wyngarde
as Klytus
Mariangela Melato
as Kala
John Osborne
as Arborian Priest
Richard O'Brien
as Fico
John Hallam
as Luro
Philip Stone
as Zogi, the High Priest
Suzanne Danielle
as Serving Girl
William Hootkins
as Munson
Bobbie Brown
as Hedonia
Ted Carroll
as Biro
Adrienne Kronenberg
as Vultan's Daughter
Stanley Lebor
as Mongon Doctor
John Morton
as Airline Pilot
Burnell Tucker
as Airline Co-Pilot
Robbie Coltrane
as Man at Airfield
Peter Duncan
as Young Treeman
Ken Sicklen
as A Treeman
Tessa Hewitt
as Hawk Woman
Venetia Spicer
Francis Mughan
as Wounded Hawkman
Oliver MacGreevy
as Klytus Observer No. 1
John Hollis
as Klytus Observer No. 2
Paul Bentall
as Klytus' Pilot
Leon Greene
as Colonel of Battle Control
Graeme Crowther
as Battle Room Controller
Tony Scannell
as Ming's Officer
David Neal
as Captain of Ming's Air Force
Bogdan Kominowski
as Lieutenant of Ming's Air Force
George Harris
as Prince of Ardentia
Colin Taylor
as King of Frigia
Doretta Dunkley
as Queen of Frigia
Sally Nicholson
as Queen of Azuria
Deep Roy
as Princess Aura's Pet
Michelle Mildwater
as Special Movement
Marie Green
Imogen Claire
Kay Zimmerman
Frederick Warder
Stephen Brigden
Lionel Guyett
Ken Robertson
Andy Bradford
as Hawkman
Bertram Adams
Terry Forrestal
Mike Potter
John Sullivan
Eddie Stacey
John Lees
Roy Scammell
Kathy Marquis
as Sandmoon Girl
Sophie
Kathy September
Glenna Forster-Jones
Roseanne Romine
as Cytherian Girl
Snehal Patel
Magda
Shaka
Lindy
Viva
Beverly Andrews
Frances Ward
Kerry-Lou Baylis
Camella
Eddie Powell
as Ming's Brute
Jill Goldston
as Flashback Friend of Dr. Hans Zarkov (uncredited)
Karen Johnson
as Serving Girl in Ming's Chair
Howard Blake
Original Music Composer
Michael Allin
Adaptation
Alex Raymond
Characters
Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Screenplay
Gilbert Taylor
Director of Photography
Mike Hodges
Director
Malcolm Cooke
Editor
Danilo Donati
Art Direction
Set Designer
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
John Deacon
Music
Roger Taylor
Freddie Mercury
Brian May
Vic Armstrong
Stunts
Renee Heimer
Wardrobe Assistant
Bernard Williams
Executive Producer
Ian Fuller
Dialogue Editor
Ted Clements
Assistant Art Director
Ted Michell
Scenic Artist
Richard Mills
Makeup Artist
Michael Stevenson
Second Assistant Director
Andy Andrews
Property Master
Aldo Puccini
Construction Manager
Gordon Hayman
Camera Operator
Massimo De Rossi
Ken Court
John Fenner
Tony Reading
Steve Spence
Derek Trigg
Assistant Editor
Barbara Markham
Dialogue Coach
Tony Graysmark
Len Barnard
Production Accountant
David C. Anderson
Production Manager
Jonathan Bates
Sound Editor
George Gibbs
Special Effects Supervisor
Brian W. Cook
First Assistant Director
Giusy Bovino
Hairdresser
Mario Di Salvio
Len Furey
Jane Royle
Micky Wilson
Gaffer
Costume Design
Ken Weston
Boom Operator
William Kronick
Second Unit Director
Giorgio Postiglione
Alexander De Grunwald
Terry Needham
Michael Greenleaf
John Graysmark
Supervising Art Director
David Perry
Assistant Costume Designer
Robin Clarke
Music Editor
Bob Penn
Still Photographer
David Hitchcock
Ivan Sharrock
Sound Mixer
Roy Ford
Rita Burgess
Gordon Arnell
Publicist
June Randall
Script Supervisor
Jeremy Hume
June Broom