| Description |
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., b&w, col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Cast |
Buster Crabbe, Lee Powel, Beatrice Roberts, Charles B. Middleton, Michael Mark, Ben Taggart, Don Rowan, Frank Shannon. |
| Credits |
Photography, Jerome Ash, William Sickner ; editors, Alvin Todd, Louis Sacker, Joseph Glick. |
| Note |
Based on the comic strip: Flash Gordon / by Alex Raymond. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1940. |
| Summary |
Flash Gordon must voyage to the planet Mongo, to search for the origin of the Purple Death, a fatal disease that has been wreaking havoc on Earth. Emperor Ming the Merciless is the culprit who, with his villainous army, strikes at Flash with death-dealing futuristic weaponry including atomic ray guns, guided missiles and horrifying explosive mechanical men. |
| Contents |
Chapter 7. The land of the dead --chapter 8. The fiery abyss -- chapter 9. Pool of peril -- chapter 10. The death mist -- chapter 11. Stark treachery -- chapter 12. Doom of the dictator. |
| Subject |
Film serials.
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| Genre/Form |
Science fiction films.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Beebe, Ford.
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Taylor, Ray, 1888-1952.
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Plympton, George H.
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Dickey, Basil, 1880-1958.
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Shipman, Barry, 1912-1994
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Crabbe, Buster, 1908-1983
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Raymond, Alex, 1909-1956.
Flash Gordon.
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Universal Pictures Company.
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Alpha Video Distributors.
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| Standard No. |
089218403599 |
| Music No. |
ALP 4035D Alpha Video |
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