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Ming the Merciless is a character who first appeared in the Flash Gordon comic strip in 1934. He has since been the main villain of the strip and its related movie serials, television series and film adaptation. Ming is depicted as a ruthless tyrant who rules the planet Mongo.Best films
(1980)Played by the actors
Filmography of Ming the Merciless (8 films)
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Flash Gordon Classic (2014)
, 4minutesThemes Space opera
Actors Eric Johnson, Joe Whyte, Gina K. Bowes, John Newton
Rating20%
Star quarterback Flash Gordon and his girlfriend Dale Arden are kidnapped by scientist Hans Zarkov and forced to join him on an intergalactic voyage to the planet Mongo. There, the trio are quickly captured by the forces of Ming the Merciless. As Ming holds Dale captive, he sends Flash and Zarkov into the Tunnel of Terror, where they must engage in a gladiatorial battle against a giant monster. Flash uses a stone like a football to fend off the monster, but as it has him pinned to the ground with its claw, Princess Aura throws a ray gun, which Flash uses to kill the monster. Ming calmly reprimands his daughter for her actions, but she insists for him to keep Flash alive for her.
A Christmas Story (1983)
, 1h34Directed by Bob Clark
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Christmas films, Santa Claus in film
Actors Peter Billingsley, Darren McGavin, Melinda Dillon, Jean Shepherd, Ian Petrella, Zack Ward
Rating78%
Nine-year-old Ralphie Parker wants only one thing for Christmas: a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle with a compass in the stock and "this thing which tells time", a sundial. Ralphie's desire is rejected by his mother, his teacher Miss Shields, and even a department store Santa Claus, all giving him the same warning: "You'll shoot your eye out".
, 1h35Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Space adventure films, Superhero films, Space opera
Actors Robert Ridgely, Bob Holt, Diane Pershing, Vic Perrin, David Opatoshu, Melendy Britt
Rating74%
The story takes place during World War II. Flash Gordon is on a mission in Warsaw, which is suffering heavy bombing. He arrives too late and his contact, who is near death, says he has a message for Doctor Zarkov, but can utter only one word, "Mongo," before he dies.
Flash Gordon (1980)
, 1h48Directed by Mike Hodges, Brian W. Cook
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Monde imaginaire, Dans l'espace, Sur une planète fictive, Superhero films, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Chaim Topol, Timothy Dalton, Max von Sydow, Ornella Muti
Rating64%
Emperor Ming the Merciless declares that he will first play with and then destroy the Earth using natural disasters. On Earth, New York Jets football star "Flash" Gordon boards a small plane, where he meets travel journalist Dale Arden. Mid-flight, the cockpit is hit by a meteorite and the pilots are lost. Flash takes control and manages to crash land into a greenhouse owned by Dr. Hans Zarkov. Zarkov, who believes the disasters are being caused because an unknown source is pushing the Moon towards Earth, has secretly constructed a spacecraft which he plans to use to investigate. Zarkov's assistant refuses to go, so he lures Flash and Dale aboard. The rocket launches, taking them to the planet Mongo, where they are captured by Ming's troops.
Directed by Ray Taylor, Ford Beebe
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Superhero films, Space opera
Actors Buster Crabbe, Carol Hughes, Donald Curtis, Charles Middleton, Frank Shannon, Lee Powell
Rating46%
When the Earth is attack by a mysterious substance causing death and leaving the victim purple, Dr Zarkov, Flash Gordon and Dale Arden discover the deaths are caused by one of Ming's spaceships from the planet Mongo. The trio go to the planet to bring an antidote back to the Earth and thwart Ming's schemes.
Directed by Ray Taylor, Ford Beebe
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Superhero films, Space opera
Actors Buster Crabbe, Charles Middleton, Carol Hughes, Frank Shannon, Roland Drew, Herbert Rawlinson
Rating65%
A deadly plague is ravaging the Earth, known as the Purple Death because of the spot left on victims' foreheads. Ming the Merciless is suspected to be behind the plague and it is discovered that his spaceships have been dropping "Death Dust" in the Earth's atmosphere. Flash Gordon, along with Dr. Alexis Zarkov and Dale Arden, is sent to the planet Mongo to find a possible cure for the plague. They eventually find an antidote, called polarite in the Kingdom of Frigia. Flash and Zarkov distribute the antidote the same way the original Death Dust was spread. Ming sends an army of robot bombs after the three and he succeeds in capturing Zarkov for a short time before Flash frees him.
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
Directed by Ford Beebe, Robert Hill
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Mars in film, Films about extraterrestrial life, Superhero films, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton, Frank Shannon, Beatrice Roberts, Richard Alexander
Rating68%
When a mysterious beam of light starts disrupting and destroying the Earth's atmosphere, Flash Gordon (Larry "Buster" Crabbe), Dr. Zarkov (Frank Shannon), and Dale Arden (Jean Rogers) - accidentally accompanied by wisecracking reporter Happy Hapgood (Donald Kerr) - swing into action in Zarkov's rocketship, believing that it could be coming from the planet Mongo. Once in space, however, they discover that the ray is originating from Mars.
Flash Gordon (1936)
, 4h5Directed by Ray Taylor, Robert Hill, Frederick Stephani
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Dans l'espace, Superhero films, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life, Robot films
Actors Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton, Priscilla Lawson, Frank Shannon, Richard Alexander
Rating69%
The Planet of Peril The planet Mongo is on a collision course with Earth. Dr. Alexis Zarkov takes off in a rocket ship to Mongo, with Flash Gordon and Dale Arden as his assistants. They find that the planet is ruled by the cruel Emperor Ming, who lusts after Dale and sends Flash to fight in the arena. Ming's daughter, Princess Aura, tries to spare Flash's life.