Now, before we get into the key details of how you can watch 'Flash Gordon' right now, here are some helpful info about the Starling Films, Universal Pictures, Famous Films Productions, Flash Gordon Productions, DDL Cinematografica adventure flick. Flash Gordon starring Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Chaim Topol has a PG rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min. The release date of the movie is December 5th, 1980. The movie received a user score of 62/100 on TMDb, which reflects reviews from 1,038 verified users.
Want the short version of the plot? Here's the plot: "A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth."
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'Flash Gordon' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on December 5th, 1980
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
May 1st, 1998
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