Flash Gordon

Summary

Flash Gordon is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,056 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Flash Gordon's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Flash Gordon's director is recorded as Mike Hodges^[4].
• Flash Gordon's screenwriter is recorded as Lorenzo Semple Jr.^[5].
• Flash Gordon's screenwriter is recorded as Alex Raymond^[6].
• Flash Gordon's composer is recorded as Howard Blake^[7].
• Flash Gordon's genre is recorded as action film^[8].
• Flash Gordon's genre is recorded as science fiction film^[9].
• Flash Gordon's genre is recorded as adventure film^[10].
• Flash Gordon's genre is recorded as fantasy film^[11].
• Flash Gordon's genre is recorded as comedy film^[12].
• Flash Gordon's based on is recorded as Flash Gordon^[13].
• Flash Gordon's cast member is recorded as Sam J. Jones^[14].
• Flash Gordon's cast member is recorded as Melody Anderson^[15].
• Flash Gordon's cast member is recorded as Chaim Topol^[16].
• Flash Gordon's cast member is recorded as Timothy Dalton^[17].
• Flash Gordon's cast member is recorded as Max von Sydow^[18].
• Flash Gordon's cast member is recorded as Ornella Muti^[19].
• Flash Gordon's cast member is recorded as Brian Blessed^[20].
• Flash Gordon's cast member is recorded as Mariangela Melato^[21].
• Flash Gordon's cast member is recorded as Richard O'Brien^[22].
• Flash Gordon's cast member is recorded as John Hallam^[23].
• Flash Gordon's cast member is recorded as Philip Stone^[24].
• Flash Gordon's cast member is recorded as Peter Wyngarde^[25].
• Flash Gordon's cast member is recorded as William Hootkins^[26].
• Flash Gordon's cast member is recorded as George Harris^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Flash Gordon's producer is recorded as Dino De Laurentiis^[28]. Its director is recorded as Mike Hodges^[4]. Screenwriters include Lorenzo Semple Jr.^[5] and Alex Raymond^[6]. Cast members include Sam J. Jones^[14], Melody Anderson^[15], Chaim Topol^[16], Timothy Dalton^[17], Max von Sydow^[18], and Ornella Muti^[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +1980-12-05T00:00:00Z^[29], +1981-02-06T00:00:00Z^[30], and +1981-02-25T00:00:00Z^[31]. Flash Gordon's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[32]. Genres include action film^[8], science fiction film^[9], adventure film^[10], fantasy film^[11], and comedy film^[12].

Reception

Reviews include 83%^[33], 6.8/10^[34], and 58/100^[35].

Why It Matters

Flash Gordon ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,056 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]