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.
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Cast
- Walter PidgeonDr. Edward Morbius
- Anne FrancisAltaira Morbius
- Leslie NielsenCommander John J. Adams
- Warren StevensLt. 'Doc' Ostrow
- Jack KellyLt. Jerry Farman
- Marvin MillerVoice of Robby the Robot
- Earl HollimanCookie
- Richard AndersonChief Engineer Quinn
- George D. WallaceBosun
- Robert DixCrewman Grey
Recommandations
- 100
The New York Times
If you've got an ounce of taste for crazy humor, you'll have a barrel of fun. - 91
The A.V. Club
Here was outer space as only the lavish production values of MGM could imagine it, a journey to an alien landscape painted in bold Eastmancolor and stretched across a CinemaScope frame. - 91
Entertainment Weekly
It’s quintessential ’50s male chauvinism, and Nielsen plays it with a man’s-gotta-do-what-a-man’s-gotta-do stiffness. - 80
Empire
The film's amazing strengths easily outweigh the odd outbreak of hammery. - 80
Time Out
An ingenious script, excellent special effects and photography, and superior acting (with the exception of Francis), make it an endearing winner. - 80
TV Guide Magazine
A superb sci-fi flick, FORBIDDEN PLANET offers an unusually intelligent script, exciting direction by Wilcox and generally good acting from a decent if rather dull cast. - 75
Film Threat
While it may not dig incredibly deep, Forbidden Planet was a cut above the schlocky fare that dominated the theatrical sci-fi circuit of the 1950s, and I dare say it provides more meat to chew on than many of today’s bloated, effects-heavy “event films.” - 70
Chicago Reader
Even as the SF cliches fall fast and heavy, this is great to look at, thanks to the sumptuous MGM sets and the fine animation and matte work by Walt Disney Studios.
