Forbidden Planet poster
Director Fred M. Wilcox
Screenplay Cyril Hume

Forbidden Planet

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

Release Date: 1956-03-23

Duration: 98 minutes

Synopsis

Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for 20 years, only to find themselves unwelcome by the expedition's lone survivor and warned of destruction by an invisible force if they don't turn back immediately.

Casting

  • Leslie Nielsen
    Commander John J. Adams
  • Anne Francis
    Altaira Morbius
  • James Drury
    Crewman Strong
  • James Best
    Crewman (uncredited)
  • George D. Wallace
    Bosun
  • Walter Pidgeon
    Dr. Edward Morbius
  • William Boyett
    Crewman (uncredited)
  • Richard Anderson
    Chief Engineer Quinn
  • Earl Holliman
    Cookie
  • Marvin Miller
    Robby the Robot (voice) (uncredited)