British director Mike Hodges, known for the films “Flash Gordon”, “Get Carter” and “Croupier”, died on Saturday at the age of 90 of heart failure at his home in Dorset, England, it was learned on Tuesday.
The information was advanced by friend and producer Mike Kaplan to the specialized film press. The beginning of the filmmaker’s career is marked by the crime dramas “Get Carter” (1971) and “Pulp” (1972) and the end by “Croupier” (1999) and “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead” ( 2003). ) .
In addition to the dramatic genre, Mike Hodges is known for having performed the space opera “Flash Gordon” (1980). Born on July 29, 1932, in Bristol, UK, the playwright also wrote plays including “Soft Shoe Shuffle” (1985) and “Shooting Stars and Other Heavenly Pursuits” (2000), the latter of which was adapted for BBC. radio. He was also in the production of the radio play “King Trash” (2004).
His first novel, “Watching the Wheels Come Off,” was published in 2010.
Source: TSF
