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Forbidden Planet( 1956)

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Earthmen on a fabulous, peril-journey into outer space!

Overview

Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for twenty years. They find themselves unwelcome by the expedition's lone survivor and warned of destruction by an invisible force if they don't turn back immediately.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Walter Pidgeon

      Dr. Edward Morbius

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      Anne Francis

      Altaira Morbius

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      Leslie Nielsen

      Commander John J. Adams

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      Warren Stevens

      Lt. 'Doc' Ostrow

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      Jack Kelly

      Lt. Jerry Farman

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      Earl Holliman

      Cookie

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      Richard Anderson

      Chief Engineer Quinn

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      George D. Wallace

      Bosun

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      Robert Dix

      Crewman Grey

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      Jimmy Thompson

      Crewman Youngerford

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      James Drury

      Crewman Strong

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      Harry Harvey Jr.

      Crewman Randall

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      Roger McGee

      Crewman Lindstrom

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      Peter Miller

      Crewman Moran

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      Morgan Jones

      Crewman Nichols

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      Richard Grant

      Crewman Silvers

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      James Best

      Crewman (uncredited)

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      William Boyett

      Crewman (uncredited)

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      Les Tremayne

      Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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      Frankie Darro

      Robby the Robot (interior) (uncredited)

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      Marvin Miller

      Robby the Robot (voice) (uncredited)

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    Review 4Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Wed Aug 12 2015
    Your mind refuses to face the conclusion. Forbidden Planet is directed by Fred M. Wilcox and stars Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, and Leslie Nielsen. Screenplay is written by Cyril Hume from an original story by Irving Block & Allen Adler (original title being Fatal Planet). It is a CinemaScope production out of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and is shot in Eastman Color (not Metrocolor as suggested on some sources) by cinematographer George J. Folsey. The piece features a novel musical score (credited as "electronic tonalities") by Louis & Bebe Barron. Loosely based around William Shakespeare's pla...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1900000.00

    Revenue

    3250000.00

    Keywords

    • flying saucer
    • rescue mission
    • space
    • alien planet
    • robot
    • sabotage
    • mysterious death
    • alien civilization
    • lone survivor
    • extinct race
    • invisible monster
    • ray weapons
    • mind enhancement
    • atomic power plant
    • romantic triangle