Never stops being amazing and impressive.
Love this film! Oh, some of the themes are dated as hell, but it just simply amazing.
Forbidden Planet
Earthmen on a fabulous, peril-journey into outer space!
Rating
4.0 (1)
Release Date
3/23/1956Runtime
98 minsGenres
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.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$1,900,000Revenue
$3,250,000Homepage
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How It Feels
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A glossy, pulp-adventure vision of space exploration that balances optimistic wonder with genuine cosmic dread. The film pivots from straightforward rescue mission to psychological mystery, building toward a confrontation with the unknowable.
Mood
ExhilaratingTenseWistful
Themes
SurvivalAmbitionIsolation
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Steady
Look
FormalistHigh-contrastPractical effects
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
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
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