Flash Gordon
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Flash Gordon

THRILLING STRANGE WORLD ADVENTURES

6.4 / 10 1936 4h 5mNR English
Science FictionActionAdventure

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Buster Crabbe

Buster Crabbe

Flash Gordon

Lead
Jean Rogers

Jean Rogers

Dale Arden

Frank Shannon

Frank Shannon

Dr. Hans Zarkov

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Ming the Merciless

Priscilla Lawson

Priscilla Lawson

Princess Aura

Richard Alexander

Richard Alexander

Prince Barin

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

King Vultan

James Pierce

James Pierce

Prince Thun

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Frederick Stephani's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Flash Gordon is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker