Directed by Fred M. Wilcox Produced by Nicholas Nayfack Written by Cyril Hume (screenplay)
from a story by
Irving Block
Allen Adler

Starring Walter Pidgeon
Anne Francis
Leslie Nielsen
Jack Kelly
Richard Anderson Music by Louis and Bebe Barron Cinematography George J. Folsey Editing by Ferris Webster Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Warner Bros. (DVD) Release date(s) March 15, 1956 (sneak preview)
Running time 98 min.^[1] Country  United States Language English Budget $4,900,000 (estimated; source: Kirk Kerkorian)

Forbidden Planet is a 1956 science fiction film directed by Fred M. Wilcox and starring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis and Leslie Nielsen. The characters and setting were inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest,^[1] and the plots are very similar.

The film features a number of Oscar-nominated special effects, groundbreaking use of an all-electronic music score, and the first screen appearance of both Robby the Robot ^[2] and the C-57D flying saucer starship.

PLOT:

In the early 2200s, the United Planets Cruiser C-57D is sent to the planet Altair IV in the Altair star system, sixteen light years from Earth, to find out the fate of a colony expedition sent out some twenty years earlier. At the end of the year-long voyage, Commander John J. Adams (Leslie Nielsen) contacts Dr. Edward Morbius (Walter Pidgeon), who warns him to stay away, but refuses to give a reason.

Upon landing, the crew is met by Robby the Robot, who takes Adams, his first officer, ...

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

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Release Date: March 15, 1956

MPAA Rating: G

Runtime: 1hr 38min