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.
Production
MGM spent $125K on sets — most expensive sci-fi yet
Practical Effects
Robby the Robot: cinema's first iconic mechanical star
Sound
First all-electronic film score — beeps become terror
Director
Fred M. Wilcox
Walter Pidgeon
Dr. Edward Morbius
Anne Francis
Altaira Morbius
Leslie Nielsen
Commander John J. Adams
Warren Stevens
Lt. 'Doc' Ostrow
Jack Kelly
Lt. Jerry Farman
Earl Holliman
Cookie
Richard Anderson
Chief Engineer Quinn
George D. Wallace
Bosun
Robert Dix
Crewman Grey
Jimmy Thompson
Crewman Youngerford
James Drury
Crewman Strong
Peter Miller
Crewman Moran
Morgan Jones
Crewman Nichols
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This IS The Tempest. Prospero = Morbius, Ariel = Robby, Caliban = the Monster from the Id. Shakespeare scholars wept into their popcorn.
The 'Id' monster's outline was animated by Disney veteran Joshua Meador — yes, THAT Disney. Forbidden Planet has Mickey DNA.
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