‘Get Carter’ and ‘Flash Gordon’ director Mike Hodges dead aged 90
‘Get Carter’ and ‘Flash Gordon’ director Mike Hodges is dead aged 90. The acclaimed film veteran’s close friend Mike Kaplan confirmed to The Guardian late on Tuesday night (20.12.22) he died at his home in Dorset on Saturday. His cause of death has not yet been confirmed. Mike was best known for his work on the British gangster film genre, and got his big break with ‘Get Carter’ starring Sir Michael Caine, which he wrote and directed. He went on to replace Nicolas Roeg as director of ‘Flash Gordon’, which he said came together like a perfect “soufflé”, but disallowed his work on the critically...