Girl meets men for the first time scene from forbidden planet 1956. Forbidden planet 1956 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Oct 17, 2006 anne francis stars in forbidden planet. Forbidden planet, american science fiction film, released in 1956, that was noted for its groundbreaking and academy awardnominated. Story line far surpasses the star warsstar trek movies. The movie begins aboard the united planet cruiser c57d. Rent forbidden planet 1956 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Shot in eastmancolor and cinemascope, it is considered one of the great science fiction films of the 1950s, a precursor of contemporary science fiction cinema. They are traveling to the planet altair iv, which is the fourth planet in the system, to investigate what befell.
If you have any questions about this item please contact us. Forbidden planet also known as fatal planet is a 1956 american science fiction film from mgm, produced by nicholas nayfack, directed by fred m. The ship and its company of men sent to check on the colony are warned away, but they land. The george pal version of the war of the worlds, and stanley kubricks 2001 a space odyssey are close seconds and thirds. It stands shoulder to shoulder with the likes of the day the earth stood still and the invasion of the body snatchers to name but a couple.
Altairiv is forbidden planet from the eponymous 1956 scifi classic. A starship crew goes to investigate the silence of a planet s colony only to find two survivors and a deadly secret that one of them has. Due to the very high value of this item we will not accept paypal or credit cards. Forbidden planet is the greatest science fiction film ever made in america. Forbidden planet is a 1956 science fiction film directed by fred m. Forbidden planet 1956 cast and crew in this scifi classic, a spacecraft travels to the distant planet altair iv to discover the fate of a group of scientists sent there decades earlier. Forbidden planet 1956 is one of the more influential, classic and groundbreaking sciencefiction spaceopera adventures ever made it was the first sciencefiction film in color and cinemascope. Forbidden planet 1956 in this scifi classic, a spacecraft travels to the distant planet altair iv to discover the fate of a group of scientists sent there decades earlier. Forbidden planet 1956 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Forbidden planet is one of, if not the most iconic science fiction movie to have have been released during the 1950s. The opening narration says only that men and women in rocket ships landed on the moon in the final decade of the 21st. Forbidden area 1956 charlton heston, vincent price, playhouse 90. Forbidden planet 1956 tt0049223 a rescue team from earth lands their flying saucerlike spacecraft on an alien world, to discover they are not only not welcomed by the lone survivor of a missing scientific expedition sent there two decades earlier, but, once they have determined to investigate the deaths of his colleagues and bring him back home by force, along with his planet born daughter.
However, when she climbs out, she can be seen wearing a fleshcovered swimsuit. Astronauts in the 23rd century are sent to the distant planet altair iv to find. Captain adams and the crew of the starship c57d travel to planet altair 4 in search of the spaceship bellerophon that has been missing for 20 years. Forbidden planet 1956 tt0049223 a rescue team from earth lands their flying saucerlike spacecraft on an alien world, to discover they are not only not welcomed by the lone survivor of a missing scientific expedition sent there two decades earlier, but, once they have determined to investigate the deaths of his colleagues and bring him back home by force, along with his planetborn daughter.
Anne francis, leslie nielsen, walter pidgeon, warren stevens, jack kelly, official content from mgm home entertainment. May 05, 2017 forbidden planet 1956 movie box office. The movie was subsequently novelized as forbidden planet 1956 by english author philip macdonald, writing under the pseudonym w. Forbidden planet is a 1956 american science fiction film, produced by nicholas nayfack, directed by fred m. Forbidden planet 1956 passed 98 min action, adventure, family 15 march 1956 usa. Forbidden planet was filmed from a screenplay by american screenwriter cyril hume, who based his script on a screen story by american writers irving block and allen adler, who based their story on elements of william shakespeares play, the tempest. Forbidden planet has been ranked 43389 times, wins 46.
Its space explorers are the models for the crew of star treks enterprise, and the films robot is clearly the prototype for robby in lost in space. Wilcox, fred wilcox, fred mcleod wilcox on allmovie mgms first bigbudget science fiction film. Forbidden planet 1956 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Please see our ebay store for thousands of vintage movie posters. The narration says they are capable of faster than light travel. With walter pidgeon, anne francis, leslie nielsen, warren stevens. Forbidden planet movie 1956 a cult sciencefiction movie.
Parents need to know that forbidden planet is a classic bmovie scifi film originally released in 1956. Forbidden planet, englisch fur verbotener planet ist ein usamerikanischer sciencefictionfilm aus dem jahr 1956, basierend. Wilcox, that stars walter pidgeon, anne francis, and leslie nielsen. Forbidden planet 1956 is one of the more influential, classic and. Loosely based on shakespeares tempest the movie is about a colony on a distant planet where all the original colonists were dead from a mysterious force with the exception of one lone scientist and his daughter. The forbidden history of the new world order 17631939 planet. Robby the robot is a fictional character and science fiction icon who first appeared in the 1956 film forbidden planet. Sep 15, 2011 forbidden planet 1956 walter pidgeon, anne francis, leslie nielsen trailer action, adventure, family. Macdonald used a lot of pseudonyms and his stories sometimes ended up in film. Forbidden planet, american science fiction film, released in 1956, that was noted for its groundbreaking and academy awardnominated special effects, allelectronic musical score, intelligent script, and robot robby. Forbidden planet 1956 frequently asked questions imdb. Though originally intended for younger audiences, forbidden planet draws on real scifi ideas and boasts a groundbreaking electronic music score that gives it unexpected substance. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in forbidden planet 1956.
Halfway through the movie, alta is swimming in the pond, supposedly nude. Forbidden planet 1956 forbidden planet 1956 is one of those rare science fiction movies that is admired even by filmgoers who dont usually enjoy the genre. Forbidden planet 1956 walter pidgeon, anne francis, leslie. Forbidden planet was the first movie to have an entirely electronic score.
The george pal version of the war of the worlds, and stanley kubricks 2001 a space. The id monster attacks leslie nielsen before he turns to comedy. With ilms effects, this would easily be the best sifi movie made. In fact, the basic storyline is based on shakespeares.
Shakespeare gets the deluxe space treatment in forbidden planet. A starship crew goes to investigate the silence of a planets colony only to find two survivors and a deadly secret that one of them has. Featuring sets of extraordinary scale and the first allelectronic musical soundscape in film history, forbidden planet is in a movie orbit all its own. May 24, 2016 the id monster attacks leslie nielsen before he turns to comedy. He made a number of subsequent appearances in science fiction movies and television programs, usually without specific reference to the original film character. For all its futuristic speculation on mankinds adventures in outer space in the early 24th century, the attitudes and gender roles are rooted in the eisenhower era. This 1956 pop adaptation of shakespeares the tempest is one of the best, most influential science fiction movies ever made. Oct 23, 2014 forbidden planet trailer 1956 director.
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