

Forbidden Planet
1956-03-23 · 98 min · ★ 7.3
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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Production details
- Directors
- Fred M. Wilcox
- Production companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 1,900,000
- Revenue
- USD 3,250,000
Top Cast
Walter PidgeonDr. Edward Morbius
Anne FrancisAltaira Morbius
Leslie NielsenCommander John J. Adams
Warren StevensLt. 'Doc' Ostrow
Jack KellyLt. Jerry Farman
Earl HollimanCookie
Richard AndersonChief Engineer Quinn
George D. WallaceBosun
Robert DixCrewman Grey
Jimmy ThompsonCrewman Youngerford
James DruryCrewman Strong
Peter MillerCrewman Moran
Morgan JonesCrewman Nichols
James BestCrewman (uncredited)
William BoyettCrewman (uncredited)
Les TremayneNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
Frankie DarroRobby the Robot (interior) (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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