Forbidden Planet
“Earthmen on a fabulous, peril-journey into outer space!”
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.
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Cast
22 people
Walter Pidgeon
Dr. Edward Morbius
Known for
How Green Was My Valley
Mrs. Miniver
Anne Francis
Altaira Morbius
Known for
Return
Funny Girl
Leslie Nielsen
Commander John J. Adams
Known for
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Airplane!
Warren Stevens
Lt. 'Doc' Ostrow
Known for
The Barefoot Contessa
No Name on the Bullet
Jack Kelly
Lt. Jerry Farman
Known for
To Hell and Back
The Human Tornado
Earl Holliman
Cookie
Known for
The Thorn Birds
Last Train from Gun Hill
Richard Anderson
Chief Engineer Quinn
Known for
The Six Million Dollar Man
Paths of Glory
George D. Wallace
Bosun
Known for
Forces of Nature
The Haunted
Robert Dix
Crewman Grey
Known for
Live and Let Die
Forty Guns
Jimmy Thompson
Crewman Youngerford
Known for
Brigadoon
James Drury
Crewman Strong
Known for
Ride the High Country
Pollyanna
Harry Harvey Jr.
Crewman Randall
Known for
Tell Your Children
Fred M. Wilcox Director · Cyril Hume Screenplay Irving Block Story
Worldwide gross $3.2M · Budget $1.9M · United States release March 23, 1956
Box office
Budget
$1,900,000
Worldwide gross
$3,250,000
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 2, 1956
Premiere · Charlotte, North Carolina
United States · March 23, 1956
Limited theatrical
United States · April 18, 2000
Physical · DVD Release
United States
March 28, 1956 · Premiere · Los Angeles, California
May 3, 1956 · Premiere · New York City, New York
June 13, 1958 · Theatrical
September 7, 2010 · Physical · Blu-Ray Release
Argentina
February 19, 1957 · Theatrical
Australia
January 10, 1957 · Theatrical
Austria
January 18, 1957 · Theatrical
Belgium
December 21, 1956 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 14, 1957 · Theatrical · IMDB
Canada
April 28, 1956 · Theatrical
Finland
January 18, 1957 · Theatrical
France
August 22, 1956 · Theatrical
March 3, 2021 · Physical
June 2, 2026 · Theatrical · Mondes possibles : la science-fiction sur grand écran, Institut Lumière, Lyon
July 15, 2026 · Theatrical · Mondes possibles : la science-fiction sur grand écran, Institut Lumière, Lyon
Germany
February 5, 1957 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
February 21, 1957 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 31, 1956 · Theatrical
Italy
December 21, 1956 · Theatrical
Japan
September 25, 1956 · Theatrical
Lebanon
May 23, 1956 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 3, 1957 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 8, 1958 · Theatrical
South Africa
July 7, 1956 · Theatrical
Spain
March 13, 1967 · Theatrical
February 2, 2006 · Theatrical · ICAA 142605
Sweden
December 10, 1956 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 21, 1957 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 14, 1956 · Theatrical
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