Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
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1940 · Movie · 3h 15m · NR
The read
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do. It runs long at 3h 15m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
25 audience votes
Key crew
- Ford BeebeDirector
- Ray TaylorDirector
- George H. PlymptonScreenplay
- Barry ShipmanScreenplay
- Basil DickeyScreenplay
Cast
- Buster CrabbeFlash Gordon
- Carol HughesDale Arden
- Charles MiddletonEmperor Ming
- Anne GwynneSonja
- Frank ShannonDr. Zarkov
- John HamiltonProfessor Gordon
- Herbert RawlinsonDr. Frohmann
- Tom ChattertonProfessor Arden
- Shirley DeanePrincess Aura
- Lee PowellCaptain Roka
- Roland DrewPrince Barin
- Don RowanCaptain Torch