"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
Mike Hodges
Director
Alex Raymond
Characters
Michael Allin
Adaptation
Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Screenplay
Howard Blake
Original Music Composer
Gilbert Taylor
Director of Photography
Malcolm Cooke
Editor
Danilo Donati
Set Designer
Art Direction
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Brian May
Music
Roger Taylor
Freddie Mercury
John Deacon
Vic Armstrong
Stunts
Renee Heimer
Wardrobe Assistant
Bernard Williams
Executive Producer
John Graysmark
Supervising Art Director
Costume Design
Giusy Bovino
Hairdresser
Massimo De Rossi
Makeup Artist
Mario Di Salvio
Richard Mills
Jane Royle
David C. Anderson
Production Manager
Alexander De Grunwald
Brian W. Cook
First Assistant Director
William Kronick
Second Unit Director
Terry Needham
Second Assistant Director
Michael Stevenson
Andy Andrews
Property Master
Ted Clements
Assistant Art Director
Ken Court
John Fenner
Len Furey
Construction Manager
Tony Graysmark
Ted Michell
Scenic Artist
Giorgio Postiglione
Aldo Puccini
Tony Reading
Steve Spence
Jonathan Bates
Sound Editor
Ian Fuller
Dialogue Editor
Ivan Sharrock
Sound Mixer
Ken Weston
Boom Operator
George Gibbs
Special Effects Supervisor
Roy Ford
Camera Operator
Bob Penn
Still Photographer
Micky Wilson
Gaffer
Gordon Hayman
David Perry
Assistant Costume Designer
Rita Burgess
Assistant Editor
Michael Greenleaf
David Hitchcock
Jeremy Hume
Derek Trigg
Robin Clarke
Music Editor
June Randall
Script Supervisor
Gordon Arnell
Publicist
Len Barnard
Production Accountant
June Broom
Barbara Markham
Dialogue Coach