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Forbidden Planet · LeviOsa

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

Science FictionAdventure1h 38m

🍅93%

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93%

Tomatometer

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85%

Popcornmeter

7.3

TMDB

Storyline

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.

Trailers

10 videos

Forbidden Planet trailer thumbnail

Official Arrow Trailer

Original Trailer

Original Trailer

Commander John J. Adams and His Crew Land on Altair IV (Clip)

Commander John J. Adams and His Crew Land on Altair IV (Clip)

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Invisible Monster Attack

Invisible Monster Attack

Effects

Effects

Details

DirectorFred M. Wilcox

ReleasedMar 23, 1956

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$1.9M

Revenue

$3.3M

Parental guideGUS

Studio

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Walter Pidgeon

Walter Pidgeon

Dr. Edward Morbius

Anne Francis

Anne Francis

Altaira Morbius

Leslie Nielsen

Leslie Nielsen

Commander John J. Adams

Warren Stevens

Warren Stevens

Lt. 'Doc' Ostrow

Jack Kelly

Jack Kelly

Lt. Jerry Farman

Earl Holliman

Earl Holliman

Cookie

Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson

Chief Engineer Quinn

George D. Wallace

George D. Wallace

Bosun

Robert Dix

Robert Dix

Crewman Grey

Jimmy Thompson

Jimmy Thompson

Crewman Youngerford

James Drury

James Drury

Crewman Strong

Harry Harvey Jr.

Crewman Randall

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Reviews

12 reviews · 7 critics · 4 fans

10 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“Shakespeare gets the deluxe space treatment in Forbidden Planet, an adaptation of The Tempest with impressive sets and seamless special effects.”

93% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

B

Budd Wilkins

RTSlant MagazineOct 2, 2026

Forbidden Planet is one of the most intellectually ambitious examples of 1950s-era science fiction, and one that pushes against some of the dominant tropes of the genre.

C

Critic

RTTIME MagazineJul 26, 2011

[A] nifty interstellar meller.

D

Dave Kehr

RTChicago ReaderJul 26, 2011

An engaging 1956 science fiction gloss of Shakespeare's Tempest.

J

Jeff Beck

RTThe Blu SpotSep 28, 2026

Forbidden Planet remains an all-time classic of the sci-fi genre thanks to its Oscar-nominated special effects, a fantastic cast, and an intelligent screenplay by Cyril Hume that deals with deeper themes than other films of its type did at the time.

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Information

Title

Forbidden Planet

Released

Mar 23, 1956

Rated

G

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 38m

Status

Released

Studio

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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