‘Flash Gordon’ director Mike Hodges dies at 90
By AFP
LONDON: Mike Hodges, the British director of gritty Seventies crime drama “Get Carter” and 1980 movie “Flash Gordon”, has died on the age of 90, media reported Wednesday.
He handed away final Saturday at house in Dorset, southwest England, his long-time buddy and producer Mike Kaplan instructed The Guardian and US commerce publication Variety.
Hodges first shot to recognition writing and directing 1971 British gangster movie “Get Carter”, which additionally helped set up Michael Caine as an rising appearing star.
Both males instantly collaborated once more within the 1972 comedy thriller “Pulp”.
Eight years later Hodges directed arguably his greatest movie, “Flash Gordon”, in regards to the comic-strip character created within the Nineteen Thirties.
Other notable credit throughout his decades-spanning profession embrace “The Terminal Man” (1974), “Croupier” (1998) and his ultimate function movie, 2003’s “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead”.
British author and broadcaster Matthew Sweet was amongst those that paid tribute to Hodges.
“A true master. A furious restless talent. An unassailable body of work. Loved the films. Loved the man,” he tweeted.
LONDON: Mike Hodges, the British director of gritty Seventies crime drama “Get Carter” and 1980 movie “Flash Gordon”, has died on the age of 90, media reported Wednesday.
He handed away final Saturday at house in Dorset, southwest England, his long-time buddy and producer Mike Kaplan instructed The Guardian and US commerce publication Variety.
Hodges first shot to recognition writing and directing 1971 British gangster movie “Get Carter”, which additionally helped set up Michael Caine as an rising appearing star.
Both males instantly collaborated once more within the 1972 comedy thriller “Pulp”.
Eight years later Hodges directed arguably his greatest movie, “Flash Gordon”, in regards to the comic-strip character created within the Nineteen Thirties.
Other notable credit throughout his decades-spanning profession embrace “The Terminal Man” (1974), “Croupier” (1998) and his ultimate function movie, 2003’s “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead”.
British author and broadcaster Matthew Sweet was amongst those that paid tribute to Hodges.
“A true master. A furious restless talent. An unassailable body of work. Loved the films. Loved the man,” he tweeted.
