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Rating: 8 stars

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Forbidden Planet (1956)

Directed by Fred M. Wilcox

Science Fiction | Drama | Adventure

Most recently watched by AllAboutSteve, BTSjunkie, seanCduregger

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.

Rated G | Length 98 minutes

Actors

Walter Pidgeon | Anne Francis | Leslie Nielsen | Warren Stevens | Jack Kelly | Earl Holliman | Richard Anderson | George Wallace | Robert Dix | Jimmy Thompson | James Drury | Harry Harvey Jr. | Roger McGee | Peter Miller | Morgan Jones | Richard Grant | James Best | William Boyett | Les Tremayne | Frankie Darro | Marvin Miller

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Viewing Notes

I haven’t seen this since I was a kid. Astoundingly excellent production design and cinematography elevate this to its well-deserved classic status. The only negative is the outdated sexism baked into the plot. This manages to blend intelligent science fiction with adventure.

The sets, matte paintings, special effects, costumes, cinematography and lighting are all excellent and set a high bar for everything that came after to be judged by. It’s astonishing that this came out in 1956.

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