Spaceship to the Unknown Poster

Spaceship to the Unknown (1966)

NR 01/01/1966 TV Movie, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure 1h 37m
60%
User
Score
6.5/10

Overview

A heavy condensation of the original serial compresses the original thirteen episodes into an efficient 97 minute feature. 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.

Frederick Stephani

Director

Ray Taylor

Director

Ella O'Neill

Writer

George H. Plympton

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Buster Crabbe

Buster Crabbe

Flash Gordon (archive footage)

Jean Rogers

Jean Rogers

Dale Arden (archive footage)

Frank Shannon

Frank Shannon

Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage)

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Ming the Merciless (archive footage)

Priscilla Lawson

Priscilla Lawson

Princess Aura (archive footage)

Richard Alexander

Richard Alexander

Prince Barin (archive footage)

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

King Vultan (archive footage)

James Pierce

James Pierce

Prince Thun (archive footage)

Earl Askam

Earl Askam

Officer Torch (archive footage)

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Media

Flash Gordon: Spaceship To The Unknown

Flash Gordon: Spaceship To The Unknown

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on May 30, 2022

If you've seen the superbly hammy "Flash Gordon" remake from 1980, then you will recognise this as the base for most of that film. This version is a rather clunkily bolted together edit of the cracking 1936 serial and features the hunky Buster Crabbe in the title role, trying to keep his gal "Dale" (Jean Rogers) safe from the merciless "Ming" (Charles Middleton) whilst trying to keep himself safe from the preying eyes of Princess "Aura" (Priscilla Lawson). Although I did enjoy this, I much preferred the original serialisation. Each episode had that slight moment of peril at the end which we miss out on here, and the reduction from over 4 hours to just over 90 minutes does mean we lose quite a bit of the fun and drama of the story. Ever since I first saw these 40 years ago, I have wanted on...

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