The movie came about when producer lou scheimer, seeking additional funding for his animated nbc movie of the week flash gordon. The greatest adventure of all full movie in hd visit flash gordon, dale arden and dr. Jan 05, 2010 filmation did a number of cartoon productions with mixed results. The 1982 animated television film produced by filmation and written by samuel a. Oh oh, is this the end of flash gordon, find out in chapter 12. The new adventures of flash gordon, also known as the adventures of flash gordon, is an animated television series. Available at a lower price from other sellers that may not offer free prime shipping. Flash gordon is the hero of a science fiction adventure comic strip originally drawn by alex raymond, which was first published on january 7, 1934. Animated feature produced by filmation for broadcast by nbc television in 1979, but not broadcast until august 21, 1982. The greatest adventure of all by jesse russell, ronald cohn isbn. Presented in chapters, it is the first screen adventure for flash gordon, the comicstrip character created by alex raymond in 1934. This video clip collection which appears to have been transfered from a vintage vhs recording is, for now at least, a really great way to catch the mostly forgotten telefilm.
Jun 07, 2014 flash gordon the greatest adventure of all tv movie flash gordon. Art design and production design reflected the earlier era with a. I never saw this movie in its original network broadcast nbc late night sunday after the local news and assumed that it was merely a compilation of the first 4 episodes of the tv series, the new adventures of flash gordon. Flash gets into the palace and as he enters dales chamber, she screams for him to stop, even as he steps into the path of a deadly ray trap. With robert ridgely, diane pershing, bob holt, ted cassidy. The greatest adventure of all tv movie 1982 on imdb. I only have one other animated movie to cover after this before i have watched every one that im aware of out there which gets me one step closer to my goal of watching every superhero and comic book movie ever made. In the late 70s, producer lou scheimer acquired the rights to produce a liveaction flash gordon movie of the week for nbc, and he commissioned samuel a. It presents the story of gordons visit to the planet mongo and his encounters with the evil emperor ming the merciless. The new adventures of flash gordon the complete series. As for the flash gordon strip itself, there are many sources for that story so i wont repeat all that here. The original film elements were apparently lost when ownership of the filmation library traded hands in the 1990s. The original novels by alex raymond were published by star books in the uk during the late 70s. Im guessing if you have any interest in this particular volume, you already know most of that anyway.
From the age of progressive rock, queen brought me something more than four chords and a danceable beat. Sir, i thank you, and praise your work to this day. The greatest adventure of all 89 by goclickyourself. The ultra rare filmations animated flash gordon movie. Alex raymonds comicbook hero returns to mongo to halt ming the merciless and his planned conquest of earth. In the late 70s, producer lou scheimer acquired the rights to produce a liveaction flash gordon movieoftheweek for nbc, and he commissioned samuel a. Hans zarkov travel to the planet mongo to fight the evil emperor ming the merciless. Flash gordon the greatest adventure of all 1979 youtube.
Filmation produced the series in 1979, partly as a reaction to the mammoth success of star wars episode iv. Closely adhering to the style and storyline of alex raymonds classic 1930s comic strip the series followed the intergalactic adventures of flash gordon as he his girlfriend dale arden and their scientific companion dr. But, even so, the flash gordon tale is a bit stilted and slowed from the original 1930 black and white serial. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Flash travels to find zarkov and meets feisty girl reporter dale arden, also on. And so, for year two of flash gordon, we get standalone episodes each show containing not one 22minute adventure, but two individual 11minute ones. Better than hanna barbaras offerings, filmation did try to make their human characters look human, instead of stylized caricature of people.
The greatest adventure of all tv movie 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Topics action, adventure, scifi, serial, flash gordon publisher universal pictures. Flash gordon have to save the planet by shooting a rocket at the planet, named mongo, and destroying it. It featured three songs by queen, flashs theme, vultans theme and football fight. Flash gordon the greatest adventure of all flights, tights. The greatest adventure of all 99 by goclickyourself. Flash gordon the greatest adventure of all tv movie flash gordon.
The film was an attempt by the tvcartoon factory filmation to break into disneylike theatrical respectability. It presents the story of gordon s visit to the planet mongo and his encounters with the evil emperor ming the merciless. Zarkov, dale and roka escape and while zarkov goes ahead to find flash, dale and roka are recaptured. This was an infinite runner type game developed by boluga limited. Recommendation engine sorted out stylized, exciting, serious and light films with plots about superhero, good versus evil, escapades, heroes, rivalry, adventure and violence mostly in animation, adventure and scifi genres. Han zarkov fought to save the universe from the evil plotting of tyrannical space lord ming the merciless. Defenders of the earth, the new adventures of flash gordon.
Flash arrives with the rock prince and flash s group is spared, but sonja and mings men escape, but are recaptured by the rock prince and flash and crew. Comedy was amped up, violence was dialed down, and, in the series most ineffective move, a squeaking pink dragon named gremlin was added to the cast as flash s comic relief sidekick. May 08, 2008 one of the greatest classics ever made. The series is actually called flash gordon but the expanded title is used in official records to distinguish it from previous versions. The greatest adventure of all began life in 1979 as an animated cartoon feature, titled simply flash gordon. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. Jan 06, 2014 one of the better such adaptations, flash gordon. It was one of two film soundtracks that they produced along with highlander. Flash gordon 01 on the planet mongo flash gordon sci fi. Laserdisc rip, clearer than that vhs rip thats been circulating around for years.
It was originally conceived as a live action movie in the late 1970s, but it was decided that it would cost too much to. The greatest adventure of all 1982 torrent ita in hd e completamente gratis tntvillage. During world war ii, flash gordon is on a mission in warsaw, which is suffering heavy bombing. The greatest adventure of all was an original movie separate from the tv series. The greatest adventure of all 1982 rotten tomatoes.
The greatest adventure of all, is available for download from the internet archive. This wellcrafted cartoon series from 1970s animation powerhouse filmation was a reworking of the original flash gordon serial. Hans zarkov travel to the planet mongo to fight the evil emperor. The new adventures of flash gordon, also known as the adventures of flash gordon, is a 1979 1982 animated television series. The greatest adventure of all, can be seen in the youtube offering below from the dubiously named goclickyourself. When affable football star flash gordon and demure travel agent dale arden share an airplane ride together, all hell breaks loose when the destructive forces of space tyrant ming start messing with earths weather, thus forcing flash to crash land the suddenly pilotless plane on dr. There was also a 1982 game tie in for the 1980 film. It was originally conceived as a live action movie in the late 1970s, but it was decided that it would cost too much to make and was redressed as an animation instead.
The greatest adventure of all is a 1982 animated television film produced by filmation and written by samuel a. Flashfrom norway favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite august 1, 2006 subject. The greatest adventure of all is a 1982 animated television film. There have been several series of flash gordon books. The film was an attempt by the tvcartoon factory filmation to break into. Flash gordonthe greatest adventure of all 1982 gwen. Aug 18, 2014 the ultra rare filmations animated flash gordon movie.
He arrives too late and his contact, who is near death, says he has a message for doctor zarkov. Filmation did a number of cartoon productions with mixed results. Flash agrees to these terms, but sets out with barin and ronal to sneak into the palace and save them both. A true must have for devotees of alex raymond and flash gordon. This page is a tribute to one of the first great comic superheros, flash gordon.