This Flash Gordon Poster is directly taken from the 1980 space opera film, and will please all lovers of vintage visuals and retro universes!
- Paper characteristics:
- 🎨 Canvas: global standard in terms of printing and imitating a “painting canvas” look.
- By default, the poster contains a 4cm white border for framing (frame not included). If you don’t want it, please choose “without white border”.
- ✅ Size: Multiple choices available. ✅
- High UV resistance.
- Color vibrancy maximum, glare-free.
- recycled paper, guaranteeing environmental friendliness.
- Poster packaged carefully and delivered in a protective tube for Total protection.
- FREE STANDARD DELIVERY.
⚠️ Frame not included. ⚠️
Description of this Flash Gordon Poster
Flash Gordon is a 1980 space opera film directed by Mike Hodges, based on the King Features comic strip of the same name created by Alex Raymond. The film stars Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Ornella Muti, Max von Sydow, and Topol, with Timothy Dalton, Mariangela Melato, Brian Blessed, and Peter Wyngarde in supporting roles. The film follows star quarterback Flash Gordon (Jones) and his allies Dale Arden (Anderson) and Hans Zarkov (Topol) as they unite the warring factions of the planet Mongo against the oppression of Ming the Merciless (von Sydow), who intends to destroy Earth.
Producer Dino De Laurentiis, who had previously overseen two other comic book adaptations, Danger: Diabolik and Barbarella (both 1968), had been interested in making a Flash Gordon film since the 1960s. After turning down George Lucas’s offer to direct (which led to the creation of Star Wars) and after a version to be directed by Federico Fellini failed to go into production, De Laurentiis hired director Nicolas Roeg and Enter the Dragon screenwriter Michael Allin to lead the film’s development in 1977, but replaced them with Hodges and Lorenzo Semple Jr., who had written De Laurentiis’s King Kong remake, due to his dissatisfaction with Roeg’s vision for the film.
The Flash Gordon was primarily filmed in England, including on several sets at Elstree and Shepperton Studios, and uses a camp style similar to that of the 1960s Batman television series (which Semple developed). Due to a dispute with De Laurentiis, Jones left the film before principal photography was completed, resulting in most of his dialogue being dubbed by actor Peter Marinker. The circumstances of Jones’s departure from the project and his post-release career are the main topics of the documentary Life After Flash. The film is notable for its musical score composed by the rock band Queen, with orchestral sections by Howard Blake.
Although a box office success in the United Kingdom and Italy, Flash Gordon performed poorly in other markets. Critical reception during and since the film’s initial release has been generally favorable, and the film has since gained a significant cult following. Several attempts at sequels and reboots have been made, but none have entered production.