Fresh
An engaging 1956 science fiction gloss of Shakespeare's Tempest.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Forbidden Planet
Earthmen on a fabulous, peril-journey into outer space!
1956 · 1h 38m · G
Adventure, Science Fiction
Directed by
Fred M. Wilcox
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.
Director and cast
- Fred M. Wilcox Director
- Walter Pidgeon as Dr. Edward Morbius
- Anne Francis as Altaira Morbius
- Leslie Nielsen as Commander John J. Adams
- Warren Stevens as Lt. 'Doc' Ostrow
- Jack Kelly as Lt. Jerry Farman
- Marvin Miller as Voice of Robby the Robot
- Earl Holliman as Cookie
- Richard Anderson as Chief Engineer Quinn
- George Wallace as Bosun
- George D. Wallace Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
96%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Imaginative gadgets galore, plus plenty of suspense and thrills, make the production a top offering in the space travel category.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
Offers some of the most amusing creatures conceived since the Keystone cops.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
An ingenious script, excellent special effects and photography, and superior acting, make it an endearing winner.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
[A] nifty interstellar meller.
TIME Magazine
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