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.
Spaceship to the Unknown (1966) is a tv movie, science fiction, action and adventure film directed by Frederick Stephani, released on January 1, 1966 with a runtime of 1h 37m. It stars Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Frank Shannon and Charles Middleton. Viewers rate it 7.3 out of 10 across 3 ratings.
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Buster Crabbe
as Flash Gordon (archive footage)
Jean Rogers
as Dale Arden (archive footage)
Frank Shannon
as Dr. Hans Zarkov (archive footage)
Charles Middleton
as Ming the Merciless (archive footage)
Priscilla Lawson
as Princess Aura (archive footage)
Richard Alexander
as Prince Barin (archive footage)
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
as King Vultan (archive footage)
James Pierce
as Prince Thun (archive footage)
Earl Askam
as Officer Torch (archive footage)
Richard Tucker
as Prof. Gordon (archive footage)
George Cleveland
as Prof. Henson (archive footage)
Lon Poff
as The High Priest (archive footage)
Directed by Frederick Stephani, written by Ella O'Neill, Basil Dickey and Alex Raymond.
Average viewer score of 7.3/10 from 3 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on May 30, 2022
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Spaceship to the Unknown (1966) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads and MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Spaceship to the Unknown (1966) includes Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Frank Shannon, Charles Middleton and Priscilla Lawson. The film was directed by Frederick Stephani. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Spaceship to the Unknown was released on January 1, 1966 and runs for 1h 37m.
Spaceship to the Unknown (1966) holds an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from 3 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy tv movie, science fiction and action films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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