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Flash Gordon

1936 · 245 min

A rollicking weekly cliffhanger of ray guns, monsters and escapes, watched with popcorn patience rather than modern urgency.

Directed by
Ray Taylor, Frederick Stephani
Genres
Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Starring
Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Frank Shannon
Tagline
THRILLING STRANGE WORLD ADVENTURES
Overview
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.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Ray Taylor, Frederick Stephani
Genres
Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Starring
Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Frank Shannon
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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • power
  • love
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
Places
  • space
  • fantasy world
  • sea
Era
far-future
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror4
Humour4
Realism2
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
science fiction, action, adventure
Directed by
Ray Taylor, Frederick Stephani
Written by
Frederick Stephani, George H. Plympton, Ella O'Neill, Basil Dickey
Starring
Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Frank Shannon, Charles Middleton, Priscilla Lawson, Richard Alexander, Jack 'Tiny' Lipson, James Pierce
Cinematography
Jerome Ash
Runtime
245 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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