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Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
Zooming off the earth!Director: Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor
OVERALL: R0-
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Extras:Chapters 1-12:
- "The Purple Death" (20:36)
- "Freezing Torture" (20:07)
- "Walking Bombs" (21:02)
- "The Destroying Ray" (17:02)
- "The Palace of Terror" (19:35)
- "Flaming Death" (20:30)
- "The Land of the Dead" (19:32)
- "The Fiery Abyss" (17:34)
- "The Pool of Peril" (18:30)
- "The Death Mist" (19:05)
- "Stark Treachery" (20:55)
- "Doom of the Dictator" (20:19) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Snapper Case
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Notes:Snapper case fold-out and features a 2-page liner note essay on the history and production.
Also available in a 3-Disc "Flash Gordon Boxed Set": Flash Gordon: Space Soldiers, Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars and Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
Chapters 1–4:
- "The Purple Death"
- "Freezing Torture"
- "Walking Bombs"
- "The Destroying Ray"
DISC TWO
Chapters 5-8:
- "The Palace of Terror"
- "Flaming Death"
- "The Land of the Dead"
- "The Fiery Abyss"
DISC THREE
Chapters 9-12:
- "The Pool of Peril"
- "The Death Mist"
- "Stark Treachery"
- "Doom of the Dictator" -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Visitor Lotch has reported that this release suffers from major picture and audio problems, e.g. the framing is incorrect and snippets of dialogue are missing.
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Extras:Chapters 1-12
- "The Purple Death"
- "Freezing Torture"
- "Walking Bombs"
- "The Destroying Ray"
- "The Palace of Terror"
- "Flaming Death"
- "The Land of the Dead"
- "The Fiery Abyss"
- "The Pool of Peril"
- "The Death Mist"
- "Stark Treachery"
- "Doom of the Dictator"
Production Notes
Cast & Crew Biographies:
- Buster Crabbe
- Ford Beebe -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in a 4-Disc Boxed Set with “Radar Men From The Moon”, “The New Adventures Of Tarzan” and “Zorro's Fighting Legion”
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Extras:Chapters 1-12:
- Play All
- "The Purple Death" (20:36)
- "Freezing Torture" (20:57)
- "Walking Bombs" (21:05)
- "The Destroying Ray" (17:04)
- "The Palace of Terror" (19:35)
- "Flaming Death" (20:31)
- "The Land of the Dead" (19:35)
- "The Fiery Abyss" (17:34)
- "The Pool of Peril" (17:31)
- "The Death Mist" (19:09)
- "Stark Treachery" (20:56)
- "Doom of the Dictator" (20:19)
Bonus Episode:
"Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion" (22:41) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in a 3-Disc "Buster Crabbe Collection Boxed Set": Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe, Jungle Man (aka Drums of Africa), Nabonga Gorilla, Swamp Fire, Gangster's Den, Fuzzy Settles Down, Buffalo Stampede (aka Thundering Herd) and Fugitive of the Plains.
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Extras:DISC ONE
Chapters 1–4
- "The Purple Death"
- "Freezing Torture"
- "Walking Bombs"
- "The Destroying Ray"
DISC TWO - SIDE A
Chapters 5–8
- "The Palace of Terror"
- "Flaming Death"
- "The Land of the Dead"
- "The Fiery Abyss"
DISC TWO - SIDE B
Chapters 9–12
- "The Pool of Peril"
- "The Death Mist"
- "Stark Treachery"
- "Doom of the Dictator"
Extras:
Interviews
- Buster Crabbe Interview (55 mins)
-- 1970 (3 interviews)
-- 1975 (2 interviews)
TV Commercials
- Hormel Chile
- Bisodol Antacid
- Magic Mold Bodyshirts
1932 Men's 400-meter freestyle - Xth Olympics Footage (2 mins)
Buster Crabbe Biography (9 pages)
Buster Crabbe Photos (8 photos)
Video Reel
- "The Lone Ranger"
- "And Then There Were None"
"Gargoyles"
- "The Southerner" -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:* Full color foldout booklet is included with biography information about Buster Crabbe and the Series, and stills from the serial.
* Both discs contain the extras. -
Easter eggs:"Death Dust"
A brief random video clip from the episodes. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
"Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe" (1940) Chapters 1-12
- "The Purple Death" (20:35)
- "Freezing Torture" (20:57)
- "Walking Bombs" (21:05)
- "The Destroying Ray" (17:05)
- "The Palace of Horror" (19:37)
- "Flaming Death" (20:33)
- "The Land of the Dead" (19:34)
- "The Fiery Abyss" (17:36)
- "The Pool of Peril" (17:29)
- "The Death Mist" (19:08)
- "Stark Treachery" (20:56)
- "Doom of the Dictator" (20:18)
DISC TWO
"Flash Gordon" (1954-1955) Episodes
Ep 1. "Flash Gordon and the Planet of Death" (25:54)
Ep 5. "Akim the Terrible" (25:27)
Ep 6. "The Claim Jumpers" (26:12)
Ep 10. "Return of the Androids" (25:47)
Ep 17. "The Lure of Light" (26:50)
Ep 19. "Flash Gordon and the Race Against Time" (26:54)
DISC THREE
"Flash Gordon" (1954-1955) Episodes
Ep 21. "The Brain Machine" (26:27)
Ep 22. "Struggle to the End" (26:17)
Ep 24. "Saboteurs from Space" (25:41)
Ep 25. "The Forbidden Experiment" (24:35)
Ep 36. "Deadline at Noon" (25:59)
Ep 39. "The Subworld Revenge" (26:05) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: R0
VCI has the best selections of extras while the St. Clair Vision has an uomixed 5.1 audio track.
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Image Entertainment - No cuts (234:35 NTSC)
- R0 America- Laserlight - Yes - with some snippets of dialogue missing
- R0 America- Roan Group - No cuts
- R0 America- St. Clair Vision - No cuts (234:58 NTSC)
- R0 Collector's Edition America- VCI Home Video - No cuts
- R0 Flash Gordon Collection America- Go Entertainment - No cuts
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Comparison added by Adrian_Busby on 22/01/03
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 18/07/19UPDATE LOG:
23/05/13: Added missing release year.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
18/05/15: Addition of the St. Clair Vision.
27/12/17: Added Go Entertainment.
25/04/18: Removed German release - wrong version.
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