Forbidden Planet

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

Jun 13 1958 G 1h 38m
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

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.

Plot

When Commander Adams and his crew are sent to investigate why there were no communications from a previous mission to a planet explored 20 years earlier by scientists, he finds only two survivors, Dr. Morbius and his daughter. Unknown to Adams, Morbius has made a discovery, a discovery of great power, and has no intention of sharing it with anyone.

Written by

Cyril Hume, Irving Block, Allen Adler

Directed by

Fred M. Wilcox

Cast

Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 3 nominations total

Trailers
Forbidden Planet (1956) Classic Trailer [HD] Leslie Nielsen Movie
FORBIDDEN PLANET: Official Trailer (Remastered to 4K/48fps HD)
Scores
# of Votes
55,093
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
80
Popularity
NA