Forbidden Planet

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Forbidden Planet

(1956)

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Overview

Captain Adams and the crew of the Starship C57D travel to planet Altair 4 in search for the spaceship Bellerophon that has been missing for 20 years. To their surprise, they are being expected.

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Fred M. Wilcox

Director
Cyril Hume

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Walter Pidgeon

Dr. Edward Morbius
Anne Francis

Altaira Morbius
Leslie Nielsen

Commander John J. Adams
Warren Stevens

Lt. 'Doc' Ostrow
Jack Kelly

Lt. Jerry Farman

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A review by John Chard

9.0

Written by John Chard on August 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... read the rest.

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Release Information

March 15, 1956

G
Theatrical

Meaning

All ages admitted. There is no content that would be objectionable to most parents. This is one of only two ratings dating back to 1968 that still exists today.
April 18, 2000

G
Physical

Meaning

All ages admitted. There is no content that would be objectionable to most parents. This is one of only two ratings dating back to 1968 that still exists today.
September 7, 2010

G
Physical

Meaning

All ages admitted. There is no content that would be objectionable to most parents. This is one of only two ratings dating back to 1968 that still exists today.