21 Dec, 2022
By FactsWow Team
Mike Hodges made some amazing movies as Flash Gordon and Croupier but died at the age of 90.
Credits: The Guardian
The news of Mike Hodges passing away was confirmed by the producer of I'll Sleep when I am Dead, Mike Kaplan. He informed the reported Hodges passed away in Dorset, England after his heart stopped functioning.
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Mike Hodges had a long-running career that started in the 1950s. Before entering the movie as Hodges served as a royal navy mine sweeper. He spoke about it as one of the path-breaking things ever.
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He spoke after the Guardian published his letter. Mike witnessed extreme poverty and devastation. He was a qualified navy charter accountant and complacent Tory. Twenty years later, when Mike Hodges was asked to adapt Ted Lewis's book, he realized the world attached his witness to it.
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Mike's second movie, Pulp, was released after getting Carter's movie of 1971. Flash Gordon witnessed Mike's talent as a director. The movie received immense love, and it was similar to pop culture.
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The movie is derived from a comic strip from 1930, and Mike thought he would never see a movie through a projector.
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Mike's work as Director only flourished as his dramas expanded. He directed Squaring the Circle and Dandelion Dead. Mike's last project was Watching the Wheel come off.
Credits: People
The comic writer Brian shared his condolences on receiving the news of Mike Hodges's death. He wrote that he watched Flash Gordon during the pandemic, which made him happy.
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