Initially, producer De Laurentis wanted Italian director Federico Fellini to direct the picture; in the late 1930s, with most American comics banned in Mussolini's Italy, the young Fellini had been approached to write some new adventures for the popular Flash Gordon character.
Producer De Laurentis wanted Italian director Federico Fellini. This was initially. This was to direct the picture. The young Fellini had been approached to write some new adventures for the popular Flash Gordon character. This was with most American comics. This was in the late 1930s. These most American comics were banned in Mussolini's Italy.