Flash Gordon
1980 film by Mike Hodges
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Summary
Flash Gordon is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,874 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Mike Hodges[3]
- Screenwriter: Lorenzo Semple Jr.[4], Alex Raymond[5]
- Composer: Howard Blake[6]
- Genre: action film[7], science fiction film[8], adventure film[9], fantasy film[10], comedy film[11]
- Based on: Flash Gordon[12]
- Cast member: Sam J. Jones[13], Melody Anderson[14], Chaim Topol[15], Timothy Dalton[16], Max von Sydow[17], Ornella Muti[18], Brian Blessed[19], Mariangela Melato[20], Richard O'Brien[21], John Hallam[22], Philip Stone[23], Peter Wyngarde[24], William Hootkins[25], George Harris[26]
- Producer: Dino De Laurentiis[27]
- Production company: Dino De Laurentiis Corporation[28]
- Director of photography: Gilbert Taylor[29]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
- Commons category: Flash Gordon (film)[31]
- Soundtrack release: Flash Gordon – Original Soundtrack Music by Queen[32]
- Distribution format: video on demand[33]
- Review score: 83%[34], 6.8/10[35], 58/100[36]
- Color: color[37]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[38], United States[39]
- Publication date: December 5, 1980[40], February 6, 1981[41], February 25, 1981[42]
- Characters: Flash Gordon[43]
- Distributed by: Universal Pictures[44]
- Narrative location: Vermont[45]
- Filming location: Hertfordshire[46]
- Film editor: Malcolm Cooke[47]
- Nominated for: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor[48]
- Title: Flash Gordon[49]
- MPA film rating: PG[50]
Why It Matters
Flash Gordon has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]