Flash Gordon: Director-Approved Special Edition: Arrow Video
UPC: 760137-374985 (4K UltraHD)
Region Coding: No Region Coding
Production Year: 1980
Rating: PG (Parental guidance suggested)
Running Time: 111 min.
DVD Release: 8/18/2020
Case Type: HD Slim, Slip Cover
Video Formats: Widescreen 2.35:1
Disc Formats: Single Sided, Dual Layered
SRP: $49.95
Super producer Dino de Laurentiis (Dune, Barbarella) brought Alex Raymond's beloved cartoon strip and the long running movie serial to the big screen with celebrated director Mike Hodges (Get Carter, Black Rainbow) at the helm, in a delirious space opera, where Flash is King of the Impossible!

Merciless Emperor Ming (Max von Sydow) decides to wreak havoc on Earth in a moment of cruel boredom. Boarding a rocket as a means of escape, star quarterback Flash Gordon (Sam J. Jones), Dale Arden (Melody Anderson) and Dr. Hans Zarkov (Topol) find themselves on Mongo. Taken prisoner Flash must save Dale from becoming Ming's concubine, avoid the amorous intentions of Ming's wicked daughter Aura (Ornella Muti) and unite the warring Kingdoms of Mongo.

With endlessly repeatable dialogue, inimitable camp style, the sonic stylings of Queen and a delightful band of characters and actors playing them it's no wonder Flash Gordon has become one of the most beloved sci-fi spectacles of it's era with directors such as Edgar Wright, Taika Waititi and Seth MacFarlane paying tribute to it in their work.

Genres
Science Fiction
Action
Adventure

Studios
Universal Studios
Media Companies: Arrow Films
Features
Feature Trailers
Featurettes
Audio Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Interviews
Storyboard Comparisons
Subtitles
English
Audio Tracks
English DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
English DTS HD Master Audio 2-Channel Stereo
Cast
Sam J. Jones as Flash Gordon
Melody Anderson as Dale Arden
Max von Sydow as The Emperor Ming
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 as Hawk Woman
Venetia Spicer as Hawk Woman
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 Room
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

Special Movement
Michelle Mildwater
Marie Green
Imogen Claire
Kay Zimmerman
Fred Warder
Stephen Brigden
Lionel Guyett
Ken Robertson



Hawkmen
Andrew Bradford
Bertram Adams
Terry Forrestal
Mike Potter
John Sullivan
Eddie Stacey
John Lees
Roy Scammell



Sandmoon Girls
Kathy Marquis
Sophie
Kathy September
Glenna Forster Jones



Cytherian Girls
Roseanne Romine
Sneh
Magda
Shaka
Lindy
Viva
Beverly Andrews
Frances Ward
Kerry-Lou Baylis
Camella


Miranda Riley as Frigian Girl

Aquarian Girls
Lorraine Paul
Carolyn Evans
Celeste
Tina Thomas
Ruthie Barnett



Ardentian Men
Joe Iles
Trevor Ward
Alva Shelley
Nik Abraham
Leonard Hay
Glen Whittler



Serving Girls in Ming's Chamber
Jamalia
Jill Lamb
Sunanka
Karen Johnson



Exotic Girls in Ming's Bedchamber
Gina
Raquel
Fai



Dwarfs
Malcolm Dixon
Tiny Ross
Mike Edmonds
John Ghavan
Rusty Goffe
Richard Jones
Mike Cottrell
Peter Burrows
John Lummis
Kenny Baker



Azurian Men
Robert Goody
Daniel Venn
Peter St. James
Steven Payne
Max Alford
Stephen Calcutt
Anthony Olivier
Jim Carter
Stuart Blake
Nigel Jeffcoat



Ming's Brutes
Chris Webb
Les Crawford
Peter Brace
Terry Richards
John Gallant
Eddie Powell
Crew
Direction:
Mike Hodges: Director
Writing:
Lorenzo Semple, Jr.: Screenwriter
Alex Raymond: Original Characters By
Production:
Bernard Williams: Executive Producer
Dino De Laurentiis: Producer
Cinematography:
Gil Taylor: Director of Photography
Film Editing:
Malcolm Cooke: Film Editor
Music:
Queen: Composer
Howard Blake: Composer
Sound:
Jonathan Bates: Sound Editor
Ivan Sharrock: Production Sound Mixer
Gerry Humphreys: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robin O'Donoghue: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art:
Danilo Donati: Production Designer
Danilo Donati: Costume Designer
John Graysmark: Art Director
Frank Van Der Veer: Visual Effects
George Gibbs: Visual Effects
Massimo De Rossi: Make-up Artist
Richard Mills: Make-up Artist
Mario Di Salvio: Make-up Artist
Jane Royle: Make-up Artist
Ron Beck: Costume Designer