King Features Syndicate
Universal Pictures
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Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
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A mysterious plague, the Purple Death, ravages the earth. Dr. Zarkov, investigating in his spaceship, finds a ship from planet Mongo seeding the atmosphere with dust. Sure enough, Ming the Merciless is up to his old tricks. So it's back to Mongo for Flash, Dale, and Zarkov.
- Original title
- Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
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talisencrw
Apr 10, 2016 · via TMDB
I love and have a great affinity for serials from the golden age of cinema, and this was definitely one of the better ones I have seen. Previously, I had really enjoyed Buster Crabbe's presence in the post-Weissmuller era of Tarzan, and I have had the DVD of Hodges' 1980 'Flash Gordon' for eons, but wanted to first get to the root of the phenomenon by checking out the serials. Fortunately, in purchasing a 50-film pack, 'Nightmare Worlds' from Mill Creek, it was included. The 12 episodes of the 220-minute serial were well-edited into the fine flow that this version I saw had, and the special effects and production values were quite decent--you could tell it had been made both by a high-quality studio, in Universal, and by directors quite used to the serial format, in Ford Beebe and Ray Taylor. There are some goofs (for example, when Ming's henchmen are looking at a mountainside for the four protagonists, and five are shown), but it's action-packed, with interestingly stylized wipe-edits, and I can see how it later influenced the likes of both George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. As well, it's very interesting how the filmmakers were subtly able to use the film to offer social commentary to the growing Nazi/Fascist movements worldwide that were wreaking havoc across the globe in the Axis of Evil. Heartily recommended to anyone who enjoys the fun side of cinema.
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Buster Crabbe
Flash Gordon
Carol Hughes
Dale Arden
Charles Middleton
Emperor Ming
Anne Gwynne
Sonja
Frank Shannon
Dr. Zarkov
John Hamilton
Professor Gordon
Herbert Rawlinson
Dr. Frohmann
Tom Chatterton
Professor Arden
Shirley Deane
Princess Aura
Lee Powell
Captain Roka
Roland Drew
Prince Barin
Don Rowan
Captain Torch
Edgar Edwards
Captain Turan
Michael Mark
Professor Karm
Earl Dwire
Janda
Harry C. Bradley
Keedish
Byron Foulger
Professor Drok
William Royle
Captain Sudan
Donald Curtis
Ronal (uncredited)
Luli Deste
Queen Fria (uncredited)
Ben Taggart
General Lupi (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Guard Kroad (uncredited)
Mala
Prince of the Rock People (uncredited)
Chief Yowlachie
King of the Rock People (uncredited)
Joey Ray
Professor Gordon's Assistant (uncredited)
Roy Barcroft
Ming's Soldier / Arborian Sentry (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Ming's Soldier (uncredited)
Gene Rizzi
Ming's Soldier (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers
Scientist (uncredited)
John Elliott
Scientist (uncredited)
Jean Brooks
Olga (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
(uncredited)
Eddie Parker
Arborian Prison Guard (uncredited)
Pat Gleason
(uncredited)
Ford Beebe
Director
Ray Taylor
Director
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