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Flash Gordon

Name: Flash Gordon
Genre: Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
Released: 1936-04-06
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Frank Shannon, Charles Middleton, Priscilla Lawson

1936 | 245 min | Science Fiction, Action, Adventure

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office, 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 sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Superman, start here.
The mood: Exciting.
The pace: Epic and sweeping, at 4 hr 5 min.
What might put you off: It's long: 4 hr 5 min.
Made in 1936: an older pace and style.

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.

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 impactSolid
About 65K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Frederick Stephani, Ray Taylor

Buster CrabbeFlash Gordon
Jean RogersDale Arden
Frank ShannonDr. Hans Zarkov
Charles MiddletonMing the Merciless
Priscilla LawsonPrincess Aura
Richard AlexanderPrince Barin
Jack 'Tiny' LipsonKing Vultan
James PiercePrince Thun
Theodore LorchHigh Priest
Earl AskamOfficer Torch