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Forbidden Planet

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

7.3(1,110)19561h 38m9

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$1.9M
Box office
$3.3M
Language
English
  • flying saucer
  • rescue mission
  • space
  • alien planet
  • robot
  • sabotage
  • mysterious death
  • alien civilization
  • lone survivor
  • extinct race
  • invisible monster
  • ray weapons

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Writers

Cyril Hume

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereCharlotte, North Carolina2 Mar 1956
    • Theatrical (limited)23 Mar 1956
    • PremiereLos Angeles, California28 Mar 1956
    • PremiereNew York City, New York3 May 1956
    • Theatrical13 Jun 1958
    • PhysicalGDVD Release18 Apr 2000
    • PhysicalGBlu-Ray Release7 Sept 2010
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalU14 Jun 1956
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalPG10 Jan 1957
  • CanadaCA

    • TheatricalPG28 Apr 1956
  • ArgentinaAR

    • TheatricalATP19 Feb 1957
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical1218 Jan 1957
  • BelgiumBE

    • TheatricalAL21 Dec 1956
  • BrazilBR

    • TheatricalLIMDB14 Jul 1957
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-1818 Jan 1957
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalTP22 Aug 1956
    • Physical3 Mar 2021
    • TheatricalMondes possibles : la science-fiction sur grand écran, Institut Lumière, Lyon2 Jun 2026
    • TheatricalMondes possibles : la science-fiction sur grand écran, Institut Lumière, Lyon15 Jul 2026
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical125 Feb 1957
  • Hong KongHK

    • Theatrical21 Feb 1957

Frequently asked questions

Forbidden Planet was released on 23 March 1956.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    8/12/2015

    9/10

    Your mind refuses to face the conclusion. Forbidden Planet is directed by Fred M. Wilcox and stars Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, and Leslie Nielsen. Screenplay is written by Cyril Hume from an original story by Irving Block & Allen Adler (original title being Fatal Planet). It is a CinemaScope production out of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and is shot in Eastman Color (not Metrocolor as suggested on some sources) by cinema…

  • W

    Wuchak

    6/9/2022

    9/10

    **_The 50's prototype Sci-Fi film and... Anne Francis_** I didn't see "Forbidden Planet" (1956) until a full four decades after it's debut. I've seen it a few more times since then and here's what strikes me: For one, although Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry is undeniably great, practically every primary aspect of Trek is present in "Forbidden Planet," which was released almost a decade before the first Star…

  • F

    Filipe Manuel Neto

    12/22/2023

    2/10

    **A sci-fi landmark that, however, is quite dated and has aged poorly.** I confess that I expected more from this film. Its impact at the time is undeniable, and it is a renowned classic of sci-fi cinema. In fact, we can almost say that it is part of the “pantheon” of founding films of this genre of cinema, as it was one of the first big-budget sci-fi films with a great public impact. The best thing this film h…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    6/14/2024

    8/10

    "Dr. Morbius" (Walter Pidgeon) and his daughter "Altaira" (Anne Francis) are getting along fine on their planet of "Altair 4" when they receive a radio signal from an incoming ship. Despite being given the cold shoulder, they land and are soon enquiring as to where the remainder of the expedition went. He informs the captain "Adams" (Leslie Nielsen) and the doctor "Ostrow" (Warren Stevens) that they all died mysterio…

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