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Forbidden Planet

  • 19561956
  • GG
  • 1h 38m
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Forbidden Planet (1956)
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A starship crew in the 23rd century goes to investigate the silence of a distant planet's colony, only to find just two survivors, a powerful robot, and the deadly secret of a lost civilizat... Read allA starship crew in the 23rd century goes to investigate the silence of a distant planet's colony, only to find just two survivors, a powerful robot, and the deadly secret of a lost civilization.A starship crew in the 23rd century goes to investigate the silence of a distant planet's colony, only to find just two survivors, a powerful robot, and the deadly secret of a lost civilization.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
50K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,550
557
  • Director
    • Fred M. Wilcox
  • Writers
    • Cyril Hume(screen play)
    • Irving Block(based on a story by)
    • Allen Adler(based on a story by)
  • Stars
    • Walter Pidgeon
    • Anne Francis
    • Leslie Nielsen
  • Director
    • Fred M. Wilcox
  • Writers
    • Cyril Hume(screen play)
    • Irving Block(based on a story by)
    • Allen Adler(based on a story by)
  • Stars
    • Walter Pidgeon
    • Anne Francis
    • Leslie Nielsen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 396User reviews
    • 110Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Walter Pidgeon
    Walter Pidgeon
    • Dr. Morbius
    Anne Francis
    Anne Francis
    • Altaira Morbius
    Leslie Nielsen
    Leslie Nielsen
    • Commander Adams
    Warren Stevens
    Warren Stevens
    • Lt. 'Doc' Ostrow
    Jack Kelly
    Jack Kelly
    • Lt. Farman
    Richard Anderson
    Richard Anderson
    • Chief Quinn
    Earl Holliman
    Earl Holliman
    • Cook
    George D. Wallace
    George D. Wallace
    • Bosun
    • (as George Wallace)
    Robert Dix
    Robert Dix
    • Crewman Grey
    • (as Bob Dix)
    Jimmy Thompson
    • Crewman Youngerford
    James Drury
    James Drury
    • Crewman Strong
    Harry Harvey Jr.
    • Crewman Randall
    Roger McGee
    • Crewman Lindstrom
    Peter Miller
    Peter Miller
    • Crewman Moran
    Morgan Jones
    Morgan Jones
    • Crewman Nichols
    Richard Grant
    • Crewman Silvers
    Robby the Robot
    Robby the Robot
    • Robby the Robot
    • (as Robby The Robot)
    James Best
    James Best
    • Crewman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Fred M. Wilcox
    • Writers
      • Cyril Hume(screen play)
      • Irving Block(based on a story by)
      • Allen Adler(based on a story by)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      First mainstream film to have the music performed entirely by electronic instruments.
    • Goofs
      When Adams and Ostrow are about to leave for the Krell lab following the attack on the camp, Adams tells the Bosun to take off the minute the electronic fence on the perimeter shorts out again. But when they get in the tractor and drive away, no one turns off the power to the fence, which means the tractor should have disintegrated the moment it reached the perimeter.
    • Quotes

      Commander Adams: Nice climate you have here. High oxygen content.

      Robby the Robot: I seldom use it myself, sir. It promotes rust.

    • Alternate versions
      Whe Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer reissued this film as part of a kiddie-matinée package, the scene where Jerry Farman cons the socially naive Altaira into kissing him was excised.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Twilight Zone: The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street (1960)

    User reviews396

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    10/10
    Sorry "Star Wars"--the greatest Science Fiction film ever
    Sure Star Wars (a movie I have seen at least fifty times) beats all the others in special effects, but this film has every thing else!

    It has horror(non-graphical), romance, robots, witty repartee, intelligence, (surprisingly good) special effects, and drama.

    I saw this film a couple of years ago in a revival with a newly struck print, and I was amazed at how well it held up today. I thought the old 40's style electronics would look hokey, but they somehow looked futuristic and moderne.

    Ann Francis in here (mostly) short skirts and bare feet with a girlish innocence that is hard to beat still gets a rise out of me.

    The Krell monster appearing in the ray beams still scares the bejebees out of me.

    Of course we all know that the "Great Bird of the Galaxy" probably modeled much of "Star Trek" from this movie.

    No one has yet to beat Robby, the Robot, in terms of personality

    (sorry, R2D2 and C3PO).

    This movie, overall, is the standard that all other Science Fiction films will have to measure up to!

    Honorable mention for the haunting electronic score which kept us all on pins and needles.
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    • Release date
      • June 13, 1958 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fatal Planet
    • Filming locations
      • Sony Pictures Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Toho Company
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    • Budget
      • $1,900,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.55 : 1

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