Forbidden Planet

1956 · 1h38 · Film

Directed by Fred M. Wilcox

Starring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, Jack Kelly, Earl Holliman, Richard Anderson, George D. Wallace, Robert Dix, Jimmy Thompson

Ideal when you feel… Curious Bored

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.

Original language

English

Screenplay

Cyril Hume, Irving Block, Allen Adler

Music

Bebe Barron, Louis Barron

Cinematography

George J. Folsey

Cast

Warren Stevens, Jack Kelly, Earl Holliman, Richard Anderson, George D. Wallace, Robert Dix, Jimmy Thompson, James Drury, Harry Harvey Jr.

Updated July 22, 2026

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