'Flash Gordon' Director Mike Hodges Dead at 90

In the early hours of Saturday morning, the director, who lived in England, died from a heart attack that took place at his home.

Mike Hodges, a great British director famous for films such as Flash Gordon and Croupier, passed away at the age of 90 on Thursday.

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Producer Mike Kaplan, who collaborated with him on the film I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, confirmed to NBC News that he had passed away.

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It was reported by Kaplan on Saturday that Hodges passed away at his home in Dorset, England, after succumbing to heart failure on Saturday afternoon.

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Hodges' representative has not yet responded to requests for comment, but it is unclear if he will do so in a reasonable time frame.

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Furthermore, he also served for two years in the military's compulsory national service on top of his time aboard a minesweeper with the royal navy.

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As he explained in a May letter published by The Guardian: "For two years, I saw poverty and deprivation I had never seen before."

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