Flash gordon conquers the universe vol 1
Flash gordon (forever personified by buster crabbe), dr. Zarkov and dale arden return in the third and final adventure of this immortal science fiction series. Flash must voyage to the planet mongo, searching 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. Flash gordons action and special effects were considered quite remarkable for its time and set the standard for serials to come. Starring: buster crabbe. Directed by: ray taylor. Screenplay by: george h. Plympton, basil dickey and barry shipman. Dvd details: based on the comic strip by alex raymond. Chapters 1-6. Run time: 99 minutes. Number of discs: 1. Originally released in 1940. Black and white. No region encoding; for global distribution.
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