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Olympic Gold Medalist Larry Buster Crabbe, the only actor to play Tarzan, Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon, stars as Alex Raymond s science fiction comic book hero, in his quest to once again save the Earth!
This time, Flash must stop deadly chemical warfare that has been unleashed on millions of innocent people. With his fellow adventurers Dale Arden (Carol Hughes), Prince Barin of Arboria (Roland Drew) and Dr. Hans Zarkov (Frank Shannon), they make their way to the planet Mongo, the source of the plague. Flash must go head-to-head with his arch-enemy, Ming the Merciless (Charles Middleton) through the mountainous icecaps of Fri
Olympic Gold Medalist Larry Buster Crabbe, the only actor to play Tarzan, Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon, stars as Alex Raymond s science fiction comic book hero, in his quest to once again save the Earth!
This time, Flash must stop deadly chemical warfare that has been unleashed on millions of innocent people. With his fellow adventurers Dale Arden (Carol Hughes), Prince Barin of Arboria (Roland Drew) and Dr. Hans Zarkov (Frank Shannon), they make their way to the planet Mongo, the source of the plague. Flash must go head-to-head with his arch-enemy, Ming the Merciless (Charles Middleton) through the mountainous icecaps of Frigia, populated by the Rock People who launch bizarre walking bombs.
At every turn, Flash and his compatriots are dogged by Ming s henchmen, who will stop at nothing see our heroes fail. Against all odds, Flash ingeniously foils Ming s evil plot in a dramatic and daring conclusion that will have you on the edge of your seat!
Ahead of its time, Flash Gordon Conquerers the Universe inspired George Lucas to write the Star Wars saga.
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Running Time 240 Min
Format: DVD MOVIE
A strange purple dust is killing off the population of Earth, leaving a telltale purple smudge on the foreheads of its victims! Together, Flash Gordon, Dale Arden, and Dr. Zarkov trace the plague to the planet Mongo and archfiend Ming the Merciless! There's hope for the Earth, though, when the intrepid team discovers Polarite, the antidote to the pandemic, found only in the barren, cold reaches of Frigia. This collection of Flash Gordon serials finds Buster Crabbe teamed up with a different Dale Arden, but facing the usual array of strange creatures and spellbinding thrills. It's worth noting that Mongo looks a lot like Sherwood Forest, with its natives toting bows and arrows and wearing Robin Hood outfits. These installments of the series are unusually inventive, such as the scenes when Flash and company travel to the frozen wastelands of Frigia. The encounters with the Rock People and the "walking bombs" are also rather bizarre, even by today's standards. There's even a topical note to the story line, with a madman bent on genocide; the real-life people of Earth would face just such a threat a few short years later. It's the slam-bang pace and two-fisted action of Flash Gordon's adventures that kept audiences spellbound in the '30s, though, and Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe certainly gave them their money's worth. --Jerry Renshaw
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Manufacturer: ROAN
Release date: 25 May 2004
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0785604207634 UPC: 785604207634
Tags: 1940 (1), Chapters (1), Chapter Play (1), Thugs (1), Ming The Merciless (1), Flash Gordon (1), Menace (1), Henchmen (1), Episode (1), Cliffhanger (1), Trap (1), Terror (1), Mongo (1), Fight (1), Rescue (1), Hero (1), Drama (1), Suspense (1), Battle (1), Violence (1)
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