Aura was portrayed by Ornella Muti in the 1980 film Flash Gordon, produced by Dino De Laurentiis, and has been described as seductive and scheming.[6][7] Muti said of the character, "Aura redeems herself. She cries and admits her errors—a very 'human' woman, aside from being incredibly sensual."[8] In the film, Aura saves Flash from death with the help of one of her lovers, a royal doctor who revives Flash after Ming tries executing him in a gas chamber. She withstands torture rather than reveal Flash's location, but eventually breaks. Furious that Ming allowed her to be tortured, Aura turns against him and helps Flash and his friends defeat him.