FORBIDDEN PLANET

Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen

Turner/MGM; Directed by Fred McLeod Wilcox

Not Rated; 98 minutes; 1956

An interstellar expedition jouneys to planet Altair-4 to look for the survivors of an earlier voyage. Morbius (Walter Pidgeon) and his daughter (Anne Francis) are the only survivors to escape the wrath of a terrifying space monster in this classic sci-fi adventure set in the year 2200.

 

REVIEWS

"The best of the science-fiction interstellar productions."

- Pauline Kael

"A classy and intelligent film"

- Damian Cannon, MOVIE REVIEW UK

"One of the great science fiction films of all time, FORBIDDEN PLANET combines good drama with great special effects."

- Marjorie Baumgarten, THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE

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