Flash Gordon

"THRILLING STRANGE WORLD ADVENTURES"

1936 4h 5m EN

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6.4

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IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 48★7IMDB · 2,758

Science FictionActionAdventure

Synopsis

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Disaster seems imminent when scientists discover that the planet Mongo is about to crash into Earth. Luckily, heroic young Flash Gordon is on hand to lead an investigative mission into outer space and onto the speedily approaching planet. There, he and his best girl, Dale, who is along for the ride, learn that Ming, the devious ruler of Mongo, has purposely put the planet on a collision course with Earth, and only Flash can stop him.

“THRILLING STRANGE WORLD ADVENTURES”

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Cast

Buster Crabbe
Flash Gordon
Jean Rogers
Dale Arden
Frank Shannon
Dr. Hans Zarkov
Charles Middleton
Ming the Merciless
Priscilla Lawson
Princess Aura
Richard Alexander
Prince Barin
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
King Vultan
James Pierce
Prince Thun

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frederick Stephani
Writers: George H. Plympton, Frederick Stephani, Basil Dickey
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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At 245 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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90 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Frederick Stephani, shot by Jerome Ash. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Saul A. Goodkind shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Buster Crabbe and Jean Rogers and Frank Shannon carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "THRILLING STRANGE WORLD ADVENTURES".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0027623 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Frederick Stephani directs. Jerome Ash behind the camera. Saul A. Goodkind cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 245 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
2Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
390 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Directed by Frederick Stephani, shot by Jerome Ash. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Saul A. Goodkind shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Buster Crabbe and Jean Rogers and Frank Shannon carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "THRILLING STRANGE WORLD ADVENTURES".
8IMDB entry: tt0027623 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 48 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "hang gliding", "based on comic", "dragon", "shark".