| Purple Death from Outer Space | |
| Director: | Ford Beebe Ray Taylor |
| Producer: | Henry MacRae |
| Screenplay: | Basil Dickey George H. Plympton Barry Shipman |
| Based On: | Flash Gordon by Alex Raymond |
| Starring: | Larry (Buster) Crabbe Carol Hughes Charles Middleton Frank Shannon |
| Cinematography: | Jerome Ash William A. Sickner |
| Studio: | Hearst Entertainment Productions |
| Distributor: | Universal Pictures |
| Runtime: | 88 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
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.
When the Earth is attacked by a mysterious substance causing death and leaving the victim purple, Dr Zarkov, Flash Gordon, and Dale Arden discover the deaths are caused by one of Ming's spaceships from the planet Mongo. The trio go to the planet to bring an antidote back to the Earth and thwart Ming's schemes. Ming's plan is to steal all the Earth's nitrogen.
Along the way, Flash and his cohorts meet Azura Queen of Magic who plans to turn all humans into Clay People, White Sapphire, the Tree People, the White Sapphire and Prince Barin.
Creature Feature found the film to be a rousing video, giving it three out of five stars. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction prefers the full, unedited version.