Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
Seen it?1938 | 229 min | Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fans of stories set among the stars and fans of close encounters. Much of it plays out in space, so the scale is part of the thrill. Same wavelength as Star Wars: The Force Awakens or The Martian. The aliens are the hook, but the human reactions are the story.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Big, sprawling and full of spectacle, at 3 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 3 hr 49 min.
- Made in 1938: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.
When a deadly Nitron ray strikes Earth, Flash Gordon and his friends travel to Mars to battle Ming the Merciless and his new ally Queen Azura.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 13K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ford Beebe, Robert F. Hill
- Buster CrabbeFlash Gordon
- Jean RogersDale Arden
- Frank ShannonDr. Zarkov
- Charles MiddletonEmperor Ming
- Beatrice RobertsQueen Azura
- Donald KerrHappy Hapgood
- Richard AlexanderPrince Barin
- C. Montague ShawClay King
- Wheeler OakmanTarnak
- Kane RichmondStratosled Pilot (Talgon's Brother)