Forbidden Planet

1956 · directed by Fred M. Wilcox

Rating
80/100
Hit
yes

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.

Forbidden Planet (1956), directed by Fred M. Wilcox, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Walter Pidgeon
  • Anne Francis
  • Leslie Nielsen
  • Warren Stevens
  • Jack Kelly
  • Earl Holliman
  • Richard Anderson
  • George D. Wallace
  • Robert Dix
  • Jimmy Thompson

Crew

  • George J. Folsey — Director of Photography
  • Ferris Webster — Editor
  • Bebe Barron — Original Music Composer
  • Louis Barron — Original Music Composer
  • Cyril Hume — Screenplay

More from Fred M. Wilcox

  1. Lassie Come Home (1943) — 76/100

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