Flash Gordon [videorecording]/ Universal ; Dino De Laurentiis presents ; executive producer, Bernard Williams ; screenplay by Lorenzo Semple, Jr. ; adaptation by Michael Allin ; producer, Dino De Laurentiis ; director, Mike Hodges.
Edition:
Widescreen edition. Saviour of the universe edition.
Publisher:
Universal Studios Canada,
Copyright Date:
2010
Description:
1 videodisc (1 hr., 52 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1980. "Based on the characters created by Alex Raymond." Originally produced as a motion picture in 1980. Special features: Alex Ross, renowned comic artist, on Flash Gordon; Writing a classic: screenwriter Lorenzo Semple, Jr.; First episode of the Flash Gordon 1936 serial; Flash Gordon TV show trailer; Theatrical trailer. Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Ornella Muti, Max Von Sydow, Topol, Timothy Dalton, Brian Blessed, Peter Wyngarde, Mariangela Melato, John Osborne, Richard O'Brien, John Hallam, Philip Stone, Suzanne Danielle.
Summary:
When energy waves pull the moon out of orbit, New York Jets quarterback Flash Gordon unwittingly finds himself heading for the planet Mongo, where, with the assistance from beautiful Dale Arden, he will take on Ming the Merciless and rescue humankind.
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