Forbidden Planet
Earthmen on a fabulous, peril-journey into outer space!
- 1956
- Rated G
- 1h 38m
- Science Fiction
- Adventure
Rating: 7.3 out of 10TMDB(1.1K votes)
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.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Special Effects (1957)
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Box office
Grossed $3.25M worldwide, about 1.7 times its $1.9M budget
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Based on
Based on The Tempest
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Filming locations
Filmed in California
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Setting
Set in Altair IV
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Music
Music by Bebe Barron
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Cinematography
Cinematography by George J. Folsey
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Cyril HumeScreenplay
- Allen AdlerStory
- Irving BlockStory
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 23, 1956
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $1.9M
- Revenue
- $3.3M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Walter PidgeonDr. Edward Morbius
Anne FrancisAltaira Morbius
Leslie NielsenCommander John J. Adams
Warren StevensLt. 'Doc' Ostrow
Jack KellyLt. Jerry Farman
Earl HollimanCookie
Richard AndersonChief Engineer Quinn
George D. WallaceBosun
Robert DixCrewman Grey
Jimmy ThompsonCrewman Youngerford
James DruryCrewman Strong- Harry Harvey Jr.Crewman Randall
- Roger McGeeCrewman Lindstrom
Peter MillerCrewman Moran
Morgan JonesCrewman Nichols- Richard GrantCrewman Silvers
James BestCrewman (uncredited)
William BoyettCrewman (uncredited)
Les TremayneNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
Frankie DarroRobby the Robot (interior) (uncredited)
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