Film

Forbidden Planet

1956 · 1h 38m · Science Fiction · Adventure

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

IMDb

7.5

Rotten Tomatoes

96%

Metacritic

80

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.

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

Earl Holliman

Cookie

Richard Anderson

Chief Engineer Quinn

George D. Wallace

Bosun

Robert Dix

Crewman Grey

Jimmy Thompson

Crewman Youngerford

James Drury

Crewman Strong

Harry Harvey Jr.

Crewman Randall

Roger McGee

Crewman Lindstrom

Peter Miller

Crewman Moran

Morgan Jones

Crewman Nichols

Richard Grant

Crewman Silvers

• Fred M. WilcoxDirector
• Cyril HumeScreenplay
• Allen AdlerStory
• Irving BlockStory
• Nicholas NayfackProducer
• George J. FolseyDirector of Photography
• Bebe BarronOriginal Music Composer
• Louis BarronOriginal Music Composer
• Ferris WebsterEditor

Official Trailer

Release date

March 23, 1956

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

G

Budget

$1,900,000

Revenue

$3,250,000

Genres

Science Fiction, Adventure

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