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Purple Death from Outer Space (1966)

Purple Death from Outer Space poster
Directed by
Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor
Genre
science fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a compilation of old serial episodes about Flash Gordon fighting a deadly purple plague from outer space. The hero works to save Earth from the villainous Emperor Ming.

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What happens

Purple Death from Outer Space is a 1966 American black-and-white science fiction film directed by Ford Beebe and Ray Taylor. It is the first of two feature-length compilations of the 1940 serial Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe. The second, Perils from the Planet Mongo, was released the same year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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